"crimestopper" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: crimestoppers [plural]
Etymology: crime + stopper Etymology templates: {{compound|en|crime|stopper}} crime + stopper Head templates: {{en-noun}} crimestopper (plural crimestoppers)
  1. A person who intervenes to stop a crime from taking place.

Inflected forms

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