stool pigeon: Meaning and Definition of

stool' pi"geon

Pronunciation: (st'lē), [key]
  1. a pigeon used as a decoy.
  2. Also calleda person employed or acting as a decoy or informer, esp. for the police.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.
See also:
stool stooly
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