| 单词 | stool pigeon |
| 释义 | stool pigeonSEE SYNONYMS FOR stool pigeon ON THESAURUS.COM nouna pigeon used as a decoy. Also called stool·ie [stoo-lee], /ˈstu li/, stooly. Slang. a person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, especially for the police. Origin of stool pigeonAn Americanism dating back to 1820–30 Words nearby stool pigeonstook, Stookey-Scarff operation, stookie, stool, stool ball, stool pigeon, stooly, stoop, stoop ball, stoop labor, stoop to Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for stool pigeonBritish Dictionary definitions for stool pigeonstool pigeon nouna living or dummy pigeon used to decoy others an informer for the police; nark US slang a person acting as a decoy Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with stool pigeonstool pigeon A decoy or informer, especially a police spy. For example, Watch out for Doug; I'm sure he's a stool pigeon for the supervisor. This term alludes to a bird tied to a stool or similar perch in order to attract other birds, which will then be shot. However, one writer believes that stool is a variant for stale or stall, both nouns used for a decoy bird before 1500 or so. [c. 1820] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Cultural definitions for stool pigeonstool pigeon An informer, especially for the police: “Lefty figured out that Mugsy was the stool pigeon when he saw him talking to the warden.” The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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