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Synonyms for stool pigeon

Grammar : Noun

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Définition of stool pigeon

Origin :
  • "police informer," 1868, American English; earlier "one who betrays the unwary (or is used to betray them)," 1821, originally a decoy bird (1812); said to be from decoys being fastened to stools to lure other pigeons. But perhaps related to stall "decoy bird" (c.1500), especially "a pigeon used to entice a hawk into the net" (see stall (n.2)). Also cf. pigeon.
  • noun informer to police
Example sentences :
  • "Neither am I asking you to be a stool pigeon," said the detective.
  • Extract from : « A Woman at Bay » by Nicholas Carter
  • If I were to guess at it I should say he was a detective's stool pigeon.
  • Extract from : « The Crime of the Century » by Henry M. Hunt
  • Was Reese merely a "stool pigeon" or was he an "agent provocateur?"
  • Extract from : « The Everett massacre » by Walker C. Smith
  • Of course, it was possible that Kurt was a stool pigeon, leading him on as a test.
  • Extract from : « The Time Traders » by Andre Norton
  • "Which one of you is the stool pigeon," came the harsh query.
  • Extract from : « The Voice on the Wire » by Eustace Hale Ball
  • When the stool pigeon once more stood in the doorway, rattling his half dollars, they followed him into the den of the tiger.
  • Extract from : « Four Years in Rebel Capitals » by T. C. DeLeon
  • "Some doity li'l' stool pigeon," added another, who was more doubtful still.
  • Extract from : « The Forged Note » by Oscar Micheaux
  • I've been expecting just this thing ever since you began playing the game with Conway there as a stool pigeon.
  • Extract from : « The Short Cut » by Jackson Gregory
  • Of course, in a case of this sort, "stool pigeon" men are useless, for no professional crooks are involved.
  • Extract from : « The Substitute Prisoner » by Max Marcin
  • “I detest a stool pigeon,” said Mr. Gandiss after Joe the Sweeper had slouched away.
  • Extract from : « Guilt of the Brass Thieves » by Mildred A. Wirt
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