stool pigeon

NOUN
  1. a dummy pigeon used to decoy others
  2. someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
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How To Use stool pigeon In A Sentence

  • But Detectives Burke and Duvaney ascertain from one of their "stool pigeons" that Michael Ribbs, alias Padlock Mike, is in funds -- that he and his "moll," who may be his wife or his mistress, are enjoying the fruits of Mike's labors. The Substitute Prisoner
  • May 7th, 2006 at 11:08 pm rw – perchery for the stool pigeon! Firedoglake » Late Nite FDL: GOP Boogeymen and Other Media Phantoms
  • In these cases, these individuals were stigmatized with the label "snitch" or "stool pigeon. Elena Quintana: The Problem With Snitching
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