Informer

  • 41informer — in form·er || ɪn fÉ”rmÉ™r / fɔːmÉ™ n. one who provides information or intelligence, informant, source …

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  • 42informer — noun a person who informs on another person to the police or other authority …

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  • 43informer — n. 1. Informant. 2. Accuser, complainant, informant …

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  • 44informer — noun (C) someone who is involved in an organization, especially a criminal organization, but who secretly tells the police, the army etc about its activities in return for money compare informant (1) …

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  • 45informer — n informant, appriser, notifier. See informant. 2. tattletale, whistle blower, Inf. snitch, Inf. snitcher, All Sl. fink, rat, ratfink, peacher, stool pigeon, stoolie, canary, nightingale, squealer, weasel. 3. spy, agent, secret agent, undercover… …

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  • 46informer — in·form·er …

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  • 47informer — [ɪnˈfɔːmə] noun [C] an informant …

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  • 48informer — in•form•er [[t]ɪnˈfɔr mər[/t]] n. 1) a person who informs against another, esp. for money or other reward 2) a person who communicates information or news; informant • Etymology: 1500–10 …

    From formal English to slang

  • 49informer — /ɪnˈfɔmə / (say in fawmuh) noun 1. someone who furnishes incriminating evidence to a prosecuting officer. 2. an informant …

  • 50informer — An undisclosed person who confidentially discloses material information of a law violation, thereby supplying a lead to officers for their investigation of a crime. Jackson v. State, Wyo., 522 P.2d 1286, 1288. This does not include persons who… …

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