"tipster" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-tipster.wav Forms: tipsters [plural]
Etymology: * From tip (etymology 5) + -ster. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tip#Etymology_5|ster|alt1=tip (etymology 5)}} tip (etymology 5) + -ster Head templates: {{en-noun}} tipster (plural tipsters)
  1. A person who provides tips or advice to others, for example on the form of racehorses or the stock market.
    Sense id: en-tipster-en-noun-IJPPIzsj Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 48 52
  2. (video games, informal) One who provides tips or hints on how to succeed at a game. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-tipster-en-noun-H0SWy3Wy Categories (other): Video games, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 30 70 Disambiguation of People: 48 52 Topics: video-games

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