Synonyms of informers

informers

noun

plural of informer

as in informants

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 & Similar Words

• informants
• canaries
• rats
• collaborators
• spies
• betrayers
• snitches
• stoolies
• squealers
• tattlers
• narks
• tattletales
• finks
• stool pigeons
• snitchers
• telltales
• deep throats
• whistleblowers
• rat finks
• talebearers
• gossips
• gossipers
• snoops
• blabbermouths
• leakers
• snoopers
• blabbers
• notifiers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of informers

One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers. — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026

And so every regime invests in having student informers. — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026

Security services also rely on informers to tell them who might be using Starlink, and search internet and social media traffic for signs it has been used. — David Rising, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2026