tipster
Example Sentences
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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
One of them, Nicole Palomino, later told Morris that she had expressed concerns early on about not knowing who the anonymous tipster was.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 18, 2024
The tipster also alerted the FBI to video from Bru’s Facebook page that showed him at or near the Capitol that day, according to the affidavit.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 4, 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
