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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.
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| Scotty | | - | English, Scottish |
| Jimeno | | hee-ME-no | Spanish (Rare) |
| Hani | | - | Arabic |
| Tiede | | TEE-də (Dutch) | Frisian, Dutch |
| Chappell | | [tʃæpəl] | |
| Rudo | | - | Southern African, Shona |