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stool pigeon definition

☆ 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 stoolie stool′ie (sto̵̅o̅′lē)

    noun

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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