stool pigeon
Pronunciation
/stˈuːl pˈɪdʒən/

Definition och betydelse av "stool pigeon"på engelska

Stool pigeon
01

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a dummy pigeon used to decoy others
grammatisk information
animacitetsstatus
icke-animat
morfologisk sammansättning
sammansättning
räknebart
pluralform
stool pigeons
02

angivare, informant

a person sent into a group as a spy to report on its activities
idiom
informal
old use
Exempel
The mob boss suspected there was a " stool pigeon " within his organization, leaking information to rival gangs.
Maffiabossen misstänkte att det fanns en angivare inom hans organisation som läckte information till rivaliserande gäng.
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