as in informant
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
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Recent Examples of informer
The court can instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of, say, an informer or a drug addict.
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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
The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.
—Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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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
The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.
—Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
The Ukrainian soldiers began to see Russian civilians as a hindrance — or worse, as potential informers who could give away their positions.
—Ekaterina Bodyagina Nanna Heitmann, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informer
informant
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The reasons for the feud are somewhat opaque, but the Kinahans apparently suspected that Gary Hutch was an informant for the Spanish police.—
Ed Caesar,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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Meanwhile, Grasso tries to use his informant status to get Lizzie out of harm’s way.—
Grace Byron,
Vulture,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Informer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informer. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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