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词汇 stool pigeon
释义

stool pigeon

noun
/ˈstuːl pɪdʒɪn/
/ˈstuːl pɪdʒɪn/
(informal)
  1. a person, especially a criminal, who helps the police to catch another criminal, for example by spending time with them and getting secret information(向警察提供情报的)线人,内线 synonym informer
    词源late 19th cent.: so named from the original use of a pigeon fixed to a stool as a decoy.
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