单词	informer
释义	informer noun in·​form·​er in-ˈfȯr-mər  1 : one that imparts knowledge or news 2 : one that informs against another specifically : one who makes a practice especially for a financial reward of informing against others for violations of penal laws Synonyms betrayer canary [slang] deep throat fink informant nark [British] rat rat fink snitch snitcher squealer stoolie stool pigeon talebearer tattler tattletale telltale whistle-blower See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences the informer who told the police about that conspiracy has angered a lot of dangerous people Recent Examples on the Web The 89-year-old Bulger, who became one of the nation’s most powerful gangsters in part by being a secret FBI informer, was so badly beaten that he was left for dead and was almost unrecognizable when found on the floor of a prison corridor. Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2022 The other two democracy activists who were executed Saturday, Hla Myo Aung and Aung Thura Zaw, were arrested in March on charges of killing a woman who had been accused of being an informer. Richard C. Paddock, BostonGlobe.com, 25 July 2022 The other two democracy activists who were executed on Saturday, Mr. Hla Myo Aung and Mr. Aung Thura Zaw, were arrested in March on charges of killing a woman who had been accused of being an informer. New York Times, 25 July 2022 But the informer was now ensconced in the most secure British facility in Cork, the army’s Victoria Barracks. New York Times, 13 Apr. 2022 Set in 1989, in a Romania ruled by autocrat Nicolae Ceauşescu, the story introduces Cristian Florescu, an aspiring writer-turned-reluctant informer. Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 Mar. 2022 In her deft portrayal of a teenager turned reluctant informer, Ruta Sepetys makes the case that trust, coupled with selfless courage, is the key to cracking autocratic rule. Monitor Reviewers, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 Feb. 2022 Typically, a person identified or accused of being an informer for the white authorities would be run down and immobilized by an automobile tire around their upper bodies. New York Times, 26 Dec. 2021 In New York, the bureau wrote a false letter identifying one of the leaders of the Communist Party, William Albertson, as an FBI informer. Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2021 See More Word History First Known Use circa 1504, in the meaning defined at sense 2 Legal Definition informer noun in·​form·​er : informant informer noun as in informant a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing the informer who told the police about that conspiracy has angered a lot of dangerous people Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance informant canary collaborator snitch spy rat betrayer stoolie squealer nark tattletale tattler fink stool pigeon snitcher whistle-blower deep throat rat fink talebearer telltale gossiper snoop blabbermouth leaker snooper notifier gossip blabber
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