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* From tip (etymology 5) + -ster.
First known use, by meaning
- from later 19th c. A person who provides tips or advice to others, for example on the form of racehorses or the stock market.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
tipster
Today it means: A person who provides tips or advice to others, for example on the form of racehorses or the stock market. Full definition →
First used later 19th c.