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informer
informer
noun
Definition of INFORMER
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 betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informant, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blower
Related Words collaborator; blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker; snoop, snooper, spy; notifier
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