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STOOLPIGEON
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Dictionary entry overview: What does stoolpigeon mean?
• STOOLPIGEON (noun)
The noun STOOLPIGEON has 1 sense:
1. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Familiarity information: STOOLPIGEON used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
canary; fink; sneak; sneaker; snitch; snitcher; stool pigeon; stoolie; stoolpigeon
Hypernyms ("stoolpigeon" is a kind of...):
betrayer; blabber; informer; rat; squealer (one who reveals confidential information in return for money)
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