intelligencer

noun

in·tel·li·genc·er | \in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)-sər;

-ˈte-lə-ˌjen(t)-, -ˌte-lə-ˈjen(t)-\

Definition of intelligencer

1 : a secret agent : spy

2 : a bringer of news : reporter

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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

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