Synonyms for stoolie

Grammar : Noun

Top 10 synonyms for stoolie

accuser
adviser
announcer
betrayer
blabbermouth
canary
crier
double-crosser
herald
informant

Other synonyms for the word stoolie

deep throat
interviewer
journalist
messenger
newscaster/newsperson
notifier
preacher
propagandist
rat
reporter
sneak
source
stool pigeon
tattler
tattletale

Définition of stoolie

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

Example sentences :

But remember, if he's a stoolie, you're the bird that's going to get it.
Extract from : « Spring Street » by James H. Richardson

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