What does stool pigeon mean?
Definitions for stool pigeon
ˈstu listool pigeon
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Princeton's WordNet
fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canarynoun
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
stool pigeonnoun
a dummy pigeon used to decoy others
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stool pigeonnoun
A decoy or an informer, especially one who is a spy for the police.
Etymology: From the act of tying or even nailing a pigeon to a stool to act as a decoy for hunters.
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stool pigeon
An informant (also called an informer or, as a slang term, a “snitch”) is a person who provides privileged information about a person or organization to an agency. The term is usually used within the law-enforcement world, where informants are officially known as confidential human sources (CHS), or criminal informants (CI). It can also refer pejoratively to someone who supplies information without the consent of the involved parties. The term is commonly used in politics, industry, entertainment, and academia.In the United States, a confidential informant or "CI" is "any individual who provides useful and credible information to a law enforcement agency regarding felonious criminal activities and from whom the agency expects or intends to obtain additional useful and credible information regarding such activities in the future".
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stool pigeon
A stool pigeon is a person who acts as a decoy or informant, especially one who is a spy for the police or other authority. It refers to someone who provides secret information, betraying or incriminating others.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stool pigeon in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stool pigeon in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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