informers

plural of informer

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informers
informants
Noun
  • Police learned in September that Garnett was selling meth and made several purchases of meth from Garnett using confidential informants, according to a probable cause affidavit.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Privacy advocates have expressed concern that the company’s cameras and accompanying Neighbors app have heightened the risk of racial profiling and turned residents into informants, with few guardrails around how law enforcement can use the material.
    Annie Palmer, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Informers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informers. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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