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Definition of stool pigeon noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

stool pigeon noun  /ˈstuːl pɪdʒɪn/  /ˈstuːl pɪdʒɪn/(informal) jump to other results

1. a person, especially a criminal, who helps the police to catch another criminal, for example by spending time with them and getting secret information synonym informerWord Originlate 19th cent.: so named from the original use of a pigeon fixed to a stool as a decoy.

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Nearby words

• stooge noun
• stool noun
• stool pigeon noun
• stoop verb
• stoop noun

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