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1. | (向警察提供情报的)线人,内线a person, especially a criminal, who helps the police to catch another criminal, for example by spending time with them and getting secret information |
n. | 1. somebody who informs on criminals or their activities to the police 2. a criminal working as a decoy for a gang of criminals, with the job of distracting attention from their activities 3. a pigeon, or a dummy of a pigeon, used by a hunter as a decoy 4. someone who gives information to the police about criminals 1. somebody who informs on criminals or their activities to the police 2. a criminal working as a decoy for a gang of criminals, with the job of distracting attention from their activities 3. a pigeon, or a dummy of a pigeon, used by a hunter as a decoy 4. someone who gives information to the police about criminals |
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