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Definition of Stoolie
1. Noun. Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.
Generic synonyms: Betrayer, Blabber, Informer, Rat, Squealer
Derivative terms: Fink, Snitch, Snitch
Definition of Stoolie
1. Noun. (slang) A stool pigeon. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stoolie
1. an informer [n -S] - See also: informer
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stoolie
Literary usage of Stoolie
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Memories Grave and Gay: Forty Years of School Inspection by John Kerr (1902)
"Wherever there was a place that a cratur' could sit, I got a stoolie made, and
every corner was filled. Some were at my back, some were in the corner o' the ..."
2. Glengoyne: Reminiscences of the Parish and Its People by William Gairdner (1900)
"He aye cam' to see me fan he wis hame fae the college, an' he liket fine to sit
doon on a stoolie like ony country lad an' drink his ..."
3. The Celtic Monthly: A Magazine for Highlanders (1904)
"On her stoolie, gazing into the fire, sat Allie resting her head on her hands,
her favourite position, her cat blinked approvingly at the late comerá, ..."
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