informer
noun
in·form·er
in-ˈfȯr-mər 
Examples of informer in a Sentence
the informer who told the police about that conspiracy has angered a lot of dangerous people
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The Nazis set up secret squads in the camps to conduct beatings and killings of prisoners thought to be too friendly with U.S. officials or were accused of being informers.
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
Reporting from human intelligence assets – spies or unwitting informers with firsthand or secondhand knowledge – may provide information on internal Iranian assessments.
—Joshua Rovner, The Conversation, 2 July 2025
The court can instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of, say, an informer or a drug addict.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 10 June 2025
Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
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Peter Lucas, Boston Herald, 10 July 2025
Reporting from human intelligence assets – spies or unwitting informers with firsthand or secondhand knowledge – may provide information on internal Iranian assessments.
—Joshua Rovner, The Conversation, 2 July 2025
The court can instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of, say, an informer or a drug addict.
—Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 10 June 2025
Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.
—Omkar Khandekar, NPR, 23 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for informer
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“Informer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/informer. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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informer
noun
in·form·er
in-ˈfȯr-mər
: someone who informs
especially
: a person who informs against someone else
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