tipster
Example Sentences
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If that tip leads to Nancy Guthrie, this provides a way for the tipster to be notified and get information on how to collect the reward.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026
A tipster in the southern U.S. recalled overhearing a conversation that seemed to connect a local woman to the pipe bombs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 14, 2025
Booth, whose business was built on premium rate phone lines, had made a name for himself as a top tipster.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2025
An anonymous tipster passed along the Instagram handle of the suspect with the colorful underwear, the complaint said.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 26, 2023
“Exactly where the tipster said it’d be. Hidden underneath the kid’s Xbox console.”
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
