a stool pigeon



a stool pigeon

a person, especially a criminal, who secretly gives information to the police in order to help them catch other criminals Once they discovered he was a stool pigeon, it was only a matter of time before they had him killed.
See also: pigeon, stool

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Scotty-English, Scottish
Jimenohee-ME-noSpanish (Rare)
Hani-Arabic
TiedeTEE-də (Dutch)Frisian, Dutch
Chappell[tʃæpəl]
Rudo-Southern African, Shona