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单词 stool pigeon
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
ˈstool ˌpi•geon, n. [countable]
  1. a pigeon used as a decoy to lure other pigeons.
  2. Slang TermsAlso called stool•ie /ˈstuli/USA pronunciation .a person hired or acting as a decoy or informer, esp. for the police:His stool pigeon told him where the next robbery would be.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
stool′ pi′geon, 
    1. a pigeon used as a decoy.
    Also called stool•ie  (sto̅o̅′lē),USA pronunciation stooly. [Slang.]a person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, esp. for the police.
    • 1820–30, American.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
stool pigeon n
  1. an informer for the police; nark
  2. US slang a person acting as a decoy
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