'Tipster' definitions:
Definition of 'tipster'
(from WordNet)
noun
One who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) [syn: tipster, tout]
Definition of 'Tipster'
From: GCIDE
- Tipster \Tip"ster\, n. [Tip a hint + -ster.] One who makes a practice of giving or selling tips, or private hints or information, esp. for use in gambling upon the probable outcome of events, as horse races. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
Synonyms of 'tipster'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adventurer,
- adviser,
- announcer,
- annunciator,
- authority,
- betrayer,
- betting ring,
- bettor,
- boneshaker,
- canary,
- cardshark,
- cardsharp,
- cardsharper,
- channel,
- communicant,
- communicator,
- compulsive gambler,
- crap shooter,
- dopester,
- enlightener,
- expert witness,
- fink,
- gambler,
- gamester,
- gossipmonger,
- grapevine,
- hazarder,
- informant,
- information center,
- information medium,
- informer,
- interviewee,
- monitor,
- mouthpiece,
- nark,
- newsmonger,
- notifier,
- petty gambler,
- piker,
- player,
- plunger,
- press,
- public relations officer,
- publisher,
- punter,
- radio,
- reporter,
- sharp,
- sharper,
- sharpie,
- snitch,
- source,
- speculator,
- spokesman,
- sport,
- sporting man,
- sportsman,
- squealer,
- stool pigeon,
- talebearer,
- tattler,
- television,
- teller,
- tinhorn,
- tout,
- touter,
- venturer,
- wagerer,
- witness