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stoolie
stool·ie S0779500 (sto͞o′lē)n. Slang A stool pigeon.Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | stoolie - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the policecanary, fink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneakbetrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, rat - one who reveals confidential information in return for money |
stoolienounSlang. One who gives incriminating information about others:informant, informer, tattler, tattletale.Informal: rat, tipster.Slang: fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stool pigeon.stoolie
stool pigeonAn informant, especially a criminal working as a spy for law enforcement officers. Although the criminal agreed to help the police in order to avoid prison time, he was afraid the other gang members would kill him if they discovered he was a stool pigeon.See also: pigeon, stoolstool pigeonA 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] See also: pigeon, stoolstool (pigeon) and stoolie (ˈstul ˈpɪdʒən and ˈstuli) n. an informer. (Originally underworld.) Some stool pigeon spilled the works to the boys in blue. I’m no stoolie! See also: pigeon, stoolstoolie verbSee stool pigeonEncyclopediaSeestool pigeonstoolie
Synonyms for stoolienoun one who gives incriminating information about othersSynonyms- informant
- informer
- tattler
- tattletale
- rat
- tipster
- fink
- snitch
- snitcher
- squealer
- stool pigeon
Synonyms for stoolienoun someone acting as an informer or decoy for the policeSynonyms- canary
- fink
- snitch
- stool pigeon
- stoolpigeon
- sneaker
- snitcher
- sneak
Related Words- betrayer
- blabber
- informer
- squealer
- rat
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