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tipster

tipster

15 7.2
A person who gives advice about betting, especially on horse races
  • noun
  • /ˈtɪpstər/
translation icon : tipster
  • We've been getting reports this morning from tipsters that Apple's iMessage service is down.
  • an anonymous tipster
  • tipster claimed

And then he found in his last years that he was working as a tipster on these tracks.

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Examples

  • American Eagle stores offer military families a 20 percent discount, according to one tipster.

    Blog text (27)

  • And then he found in his last years that he was working as a tipster on these tracks.

    Chris Williamson

  • Do we have a name on the tipster?

    National Treasure (2004)

  • See if one of them was a tipster.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • We checked his story with a tipster.

    The Sting (1973)

  • Aeropostale also offers 10 percent off, according to one tipster, as does Lucky Brand.

    Blog text (27)

  • Thanks, as always, to our community tipsters for confirming that the sale was coming.

    Blog text (2)

  • The tipster said the New York Post (allegedly) offered him $1,000 for the video.

    Blog text (16)

  • Tipsters say it's run out of a packinghouse on 14th by a guy named Combs.

    The Sting (1973)

  • The tipster provided valuable insights that helped many bettors choose winning horses.

Synonyms

handicapper
vstipster
  • Jargon
4 7.7

A person who sets betting odds for races, especially horse races

provides advice or tips rather than computing official odds for bets
tout
vstipster
1 9.1

A person who sells betting tips, often at racetracks

includes advice for both gambling and financial speculation beyond racetrack betting
racetrack tout
vstipster
9.9

A person who sells tips for betting on horse races

gives advice more generally without necessarily trying to influence bettors

How Reliable

tipster
15 7.2

Surface Forms

tipster singular
tipsters plural

Morphology

tipster = tip (transparent) = tip + ster

The agentive suffix '-ster' clearly forms 'a person who gives tips' from 'tip', so learners can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Tipster comes from tip, meaning a short secret 'piece of advice' often used in betting, and the ending -ster, which names a person, as in youngster. So a tipster is someone who gives or sells tips about horse races or other gambling.