stool pigeon (Meaning)

Wordnet

stool pigeon (n)

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

a dummy pigeon used to decoy others

The stool pigeon provided damning testimony against his former accomplices.
The detective praised the stool pigeon for risking his life to infiltrate the crime ring.
The witness was labeled a stool pigeon by the defense attorney, who tried to discredit his testimony.
The mob threatened retaliation against anyone who dared to act as a stool pigeon.
The undercover agent's cover was blown when his identity as a stool pigeon was discovered.
The stool pigeon's information led to the arrest of several high-level criminals.
The prosecution's case relied heavily on the testimony of a paid stool pigeon.
The defense attorney tried to paint the witness as a stool pigeon motivated by self-preservation.
The jury was skeptical of the stool pigeon's testimony due to his history of untrustworthiness.
The stool pigeon's actions sparked a fierce debate about the ethics of betraying one's former associates.

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police, a dummy pigeon used to decoy others

deep throat,informant, canary, informer, rat, snitcher, stoolie, telltale, rat fink, nark

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The stool pigeon provided damning testimony against his former accomplices.

The detective praised the stool pigeon for risking his life to infiltrate the crime ring.

The witness was labeled a stool pigeon by the defense attorney, who tried to discredit his testimony.

The mob threatened retaliation against anyone who dared to act as a stool pigeon.