intelligencer

in·tel·li·genc·er

noun
\in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)-sər; -ˈte-lə-ˌjen(t)-, -ˌte-lə-ˈ\

Definition of INTELLIGENCER

1

: a secret agent : spy

2

: a bringer of news : reporter

Examples of INTELLIGENCER

1. <the student journalist asked questions as probing as those of a seasoned intelligencer>
2. <as the nation's top intelligencer, the director of the CIA should have been more skeptical of the information he was being fed>

First Known Use of INTELLIGENCER

1581

Related to INTELLIGENCER

Synonyms: correspondent, reporter, journalist, newshound, newsman, newsperson, pressman [British]

Related Words: announcer, broadcaster, newscaster, newspaperman, newspaperwoman, newswoman; anchor, anchorman, anchorperson, anchorwoman; byliner, columnist, commentator; copyreader, editor; muckraker, photojournalist, police reporter, sportswriter, staffer, stringer

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