putter up
noun1
UK, Archaic, Slang A person who seeks out information of use to burglars, for example by ingratiating himself with the members of a household, and in return receives payment after the burglary is committed.
- The thieves never take the putter up with them, nor do they allow him to know when they intend to crack the house.1859, Snowden's magistrates assistant, page 353:
- Should the "put-up job" succeed, the putter-up comes in for his share of the criminal spoil.1866, Good Words, page 414:
- Related terms
- put-up job