a person, as a complainant, victim, or chief witness, who institutes prosecution in a criminal proceeding.
a prosecuting attorney.
Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”)
One who ropes goods; a packer.
An undercover informer.
Any of a variety of monsters with tentacles that they use to capture victims.
A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in.