Stool Pigeon Definition

noun
One serving as a decoy.
Webster's New World
A spy or informer, esp. for the police.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Stool Pigeon

Noun

Singular:
stool pigeon
Plural:
stool-pigeons

Origin of Stool Pigeon

  • From the act of tying or even nailing a pigeon to a stool to act as a decoy for hunters.

    From Wiktionary

  • From the practice of tying decoy pigeons to a stool to attract other pigeons

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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