informer

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Noun

informer (plural informers)

1. One who informs someone else about something.
2. A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.
3. One who informs, animates, or inspires.
   • 1729, Alexander Pope, Prologue to Sophonisba (by James Thomson (poet, born 1700)

     Nature, informer of the poet's art.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:informant

Translations

• German: Informant, Hinweisgeber, Tippgeber, Zuträger
• Italian: informatore, divulgatore
• Portuguese: informante, informador
• Russian: информа́тор
• Spanish: informador, informador, informadora

Translations

• German: Denunziant, Verpfeifer, Ausplauderer
• Italian: informatore
• Portuguese: informante, delator
• Russian: доно́счик

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