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informer

[ in-fawr-mer ]

noun

  1. a person who informs inform against another, especially for money or other reward.
  2. a person who informs inform or communicates information or news; informant.


informer

/ ɪ²Ôˈ´Úɔ˳¾É™ /

noun

  1. a person who informs against someone, esp a criminal
  2. a person who provides information

    he was the President's financial informer

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Origin of informer1

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; inform 1, -er 1
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We had to operate carefully, because the country is riddled with informers and secret police who spy on their own people for the ruling military junta.

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The first type typically went as follows: dealers under surveillance were approached by an informer or undercover, made a sale, then opened fire on the cops when they closed in.

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Drawing on his use of brutality in Kenya, he uses torture to cultivate informers, who were then often executed by the IRA.

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Others claimed she was an informer, but this was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.

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In his 20s, he was convicted by Israel of killing four Palestinian informers.

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