Stoolie — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/stˈuːli/

🇬🇧British English

/stˈuːli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/stˈuːli/

1 syllable Say it as /stˈuːli/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stoolpigeon canary sneak sneaker fink snitcher stool pigeon snitch

Word Forms

fink	verb	confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
snitch	verb	give away information about somebody

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Hocker

jemand, der als Informant oder Lockvogel für die Polizei fungiert

🇫🇷French

tabouret

quelqu'un agissant comme informateur ou leurre pour la police

🇪🇸Spanish

taburete

alguien que actúa como informante o señuelo para la policía

🇮🇹Italian

sgabello

qualcuno che funge da informatore o esca per la polizia

🇳🇱Dutch

stoelgang

iemand die optreedt als informant of lokvogel voor de politie

🇵🇹Portuguese

banquinho

alguém agindo como informante ou isca para a polícia

🇷🇺Russian

стульчик

кто-то, действующий как информатор или приманка для полиции

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्टूली

पुलिस के लिए मुखबिर या धोखेबाज़ के रूप में काम करने वाला कोई व्यक्ति

🇧🇩Bengali

মল

কেউ পুলিশের জন্য একজন তথ্যদাতা বা প্রতারক হিসাবে কাজ করছে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்டூலி

பொலிஸுக்கு தகவல் கொடுப்பவராக அல்லது ஏமாற்றுபவராக செயல்படும் ஒருவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్టూలీ

ఎవరైనా పోలీసులకు ఇన్‌ఫార్మర్‌గా లేదా మోసగాడుగా వ్యవహరిస్తారు

🇮🇳Marathi

स्टुली

कोणीतरी पोलिसांसाठी माहिती देणारा किंवा फसवणूक करणारा म्हणून काम करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્ટૂલી

કોઈ વ્યક્તિ જે પોલીસ માટે બાતમીદાર અથવા ડિકૉય તરીકે કામ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ಟೂಲಿ

ಯಾರಾದರೂ ಮಾಹಿತಿದಾರರಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ಪೊಲೀಸರಿಗೆ ಮೋಸಗಾರರಾಗಿ ಕಾರ್ಯನಿರ್ವಹಿಸುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്റ്റൂലി

പോലീസിൻ്റെ വിവരദാതാവോ വഞ്ചകനോ ആയി പ്രവർത്തിക്കുന്ന ഒരാൾ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਟੱਟੀ

ਕੋਈ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਪੁਲਿਸ ਲਈ ਮੁਖਬਰ ਜਾਂ ਧੋਖੇਬਾਜ਼ ਵਜੋਂ ਕੰਮ ਕਰ ਰਿਹਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

پاخانہ

کوئی شخص جو پولیس کے لیے مخبر کے طور پر کام کر رہا ہو۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粪便

充当警察的告密者或诱饵的人

🇯🇵Japanese

スツール

警察の情報提供者またはおとりとして行動する人

🇰🇷Korean

스툴리

경찰을 위해 정보원이나 미끼 역할을 하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ghế đẩu

ai đó đóng vai trò là người cung cấp thông tin hoặc mồi nhử cho cảnh sát

🇹🇭Thai

สตูล

คนที่ทำหน้าที่เป็นผู้แจ้งหรือล่อให้ตำรวจ

🇮🇩Indonesian

bangku

seseorang yang bertindak sebagai informan atau umpan bagi polisi

🇲🇾Malay

bangku kecil

seseorang yang bertindak sebagai pemberi maklumat atau umpan kepada polis

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

البراز

شخص يعمل كمخبر أو شرك للشرطة

🇮🇷Persian

چهارپایه

کسی که به عنوان یک خبرچین یا فریب پلیس عمل می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

dışkı

polis için muhbir veya tuzak görevi gören biri

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