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
- <the student journalist asked questions as probing as those of a seasoned intelligencer>
- <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]
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