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单词 stool pigeon
释义

stool pigeon

noun
/ˈstuːl pɪdʒɪn/
/ˈstuːl pɪdʒɪn/
(informal)
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  1. a person, especially a criminal, who helps the police to catch another criminal, for example by spending time with them and getting secret information synonym informer
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: so named from the original use of a pigeon fixed to a stool as a decoy.
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