stoolie

• Nom désignant une personne qui agit comme informatrice ou appât pour la police, fournissant souvent des renseignements sur des activités criminelles.

A noun referring to a person who acts as an informer or decoy for the police, often providing information about criminal activities.

1. Informer or DecoyC1informalamerican

   A person who secretly provides information to the police or other authorities, often in exchange for leniency or payment.

   Indicateur ou appât

   • The gang suspected there was a stoolie in their midst.
   • He became a stoolie to avoid a long prison sentence.
   • The detective relied on a stoolie to gather evidence.

   Synonymescanaryfinkgrassinformantinformernarkratsnitchsquealerstool pigeon