intelligencer

noun

in-ˈte-lə-jən(t)-sər How to pronounce intelligencer (audio)
Definition of intelligencernext
1
as in reporter
a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news the student journalist asked questions as probing as those of a seasoned intelligencer

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2
as in spy
a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for intelligencer
  1. reporter
  2. spy
  3. correspondent
  4. agent
  5. journalist
  6. operative
Noun
  • The shooter is among the dead, Twin Falls Police Chief Matthew Hicks told reporters at a news conference held Saturday night.
    — Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s a compilation of the latest reporting as of Friday night from The Athletic’s team of reporters as Monday’s trade deadline approaches.
    — Jayson Stark, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • During the first season of the Paramount+ spy thriller, the 34-year-old actress’ character, Cruz Manuelos, was mostly undercover.
    — Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Here’s a fish-out-of-water rom-com wedged into, um, a spy thriller about aliens in New Mexico.
    — EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of spy
Noun
  • Senior investigative correspondent Aaron Katersky has that side of the story.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • After nearly a decade at CBS News, correspondent Nikki Battiste is taking her skills back to NBC.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of correspondent
Noun
  • Hiring has cooled for entry-level software developers — work increasingly done by AI agents — and college enrollment in computer and information science programs has been declining.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Smaller teams of high-agency engineers and builders are managing fleets of agents rather than executing every task by hand.
    — Michael Wee, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • Associated Press journalist Hallie Golden in Seattle contributed to this report.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
  • Israel’s wartime response has resulted in the killings of over 73,000 Palestinians, including civilians, journalists and humanitarian workers, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
    — Jake Shore, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
Definition of journalist
Noun
  • In 2018, former campaign worker Alaina Hampton filed allegations against Kevin Quinn, a loyal operative of longtime House speaker Mike Madigan — and Hampton’s supervisor.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2026
  • According to an official synopsis, season 3 of Lioness sees hidden networks, foreign operatives and personal betrayals collide, forcing Joe to walk the line between duty and home.
    — Yamillah Hurtado, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
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“Intelligencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligencer. Accessed 4 Aug. 2026.

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