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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  1. reporter
  2. spy
  3. correspondent
  4. agent
  5. journalist
  6. operative
Noun
  • The governor-elect, speaking to reporters Thursday afternoon inside the state Capitol, had just concluded a meeting with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President Pro-Tempore Monique Limón.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Former baseball All-Star Mark Teixeira won a congressional seat in Texas, former football coach Tommy Tuberville won the Alabama governor’s race, but former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya lost her Senate race in Minnesota.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • Both British actors certainly have the acting pedigree to play the suave spy, taking up the mantle after Daniel Craig’s 15-year run.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Its title refers to a deep-cover agent left behind after a spy ring is busted, to bide their time and await instructions.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of spy
Noun
  • Special correspondent Stuart Miller contributed to this report.
    — Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Flowers talks with correspondent Luke Burbank about storytelling, family, and what true success feels like.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of correspondent
Noun
  • In a world where chatbots and agents easily answer most generic questions for free, the value of news organizations seeking payment from readers could be to provide a perspective that audiences know has been verified by a human being.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • The reports came two days after federal immigration agents conducted an operation in nearby Davis.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • Unlike journalists seeking records through the California Public Records Act, the watchdog can compel internal agency records.
    — Julie Watts, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2026
  • There are claims that Cabinet officials, politicians, journalists, civil society leaders and business executives were also subjected to unauthorized surveillance.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of journalist
Noun
  • John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell and Steve Buscemi lead writer-director Martin McDonagh’s comedic thriller about two CIA operatives who travel from Santiago, Chile, to Easter Island in 1973.
    — Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
  • One message warned that an operative had planted an explosive device inside a broadcaster’s building.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
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“Intelligencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligencer. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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