tippee
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.50 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The recipient of a gratuity; somebody tipped off.
Example Sentences
- "An 1890 article in The New York Times debated the ethics of tipping porters : “Tipping is objected to by austere and frugal American moralists upon the ground that it undermines the manhood and self-respect of the tippee."
- "If tippees trade on the information, knowing it was given improperly, they, too, can be found guilty of insider trading, says attorney Jared Kopel"
Etymology
From tip + -ee.
Word Breakdown
Usage
- American usage