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Stool Pigeon

nounid 132306·updated May 18, 2026
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someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

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Variants

synonym
canary
alternatephrasing
Stoolpigeon
plural
Stool Pigeons
possessive
Stool Pigeon's
pluralpossessive
Stool Pigeons'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary2 sensesview framework →
§1
a dummy pigeon used to decoy others
§2
someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

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