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Stool Pigeon

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Noun

1. canary, fink, sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

2. stool pigeon

a dummy pigeon used to decoy others

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Stool Pigeon

see synonyms of stool pigeon
noun
1. 
a living or dummy pigeon used to decoy others
2. 
an informer for the police; nark
3. US slang
a person acting as a decoy

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Stool Pigeon

see synonyms of stool pigeon
noun
1. 
a pigeon or other bird used as a decoy
2. 
a person serving as a decoy
3.  Informal
a spy or informer, esp. for the police
: also ˈstoolie (ˈstuli ; sto̅oˈlē) noun

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Stool Pigeon

see synonyms of stool pigeon
n.
1. Slang A person acting as a decoy or as an informer, especially one who is a spy for the police.
2. A pigeon used as a decoy.

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