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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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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
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Donna Vickroy is an award-winning reporter, editor and columnist who worked for the Daily Southtown for 38 years.—
Donna Vickroy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 May 2026 -
Kenny Jacoby is an investigative reporter for USA TODAY who uncovers issues in sports, higher education and law enforcement.—
Kenny Jacoby,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Marrakchi, who has also directed episodes of such TV series as French spy thriller The Bureau and Damien Chazelle’s The Eddy, returns to Cannes’ Un Certain Regard program, where her 2005 feature debut Marock, about a Muslim-Jewish romance in Casablanca, also premiered.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
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Cuban officials later confirmed the spy director's visit in an official statement.—
Nick Penzenstadler,
USA Today,
14 May 2026
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Prosecutors have accused Allen, 31, of sprinting through a security checkpoint one floor above the correspondents' dinner while armed with a handgun, a shotgun and several knives.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
8 May 2026
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Dinah Voyles Pulver, a national correspondent for USA TODAY, writes about violent weather, climate change and other news.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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The debate also reflected the broader political moment, with several candidates positioning themselves either as defenders of California’s current direction or as agents of course correction on public safety, cost of living, and trust in government.—
James Ward,
USA Today,
15 May 2026
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Though many people come to far West Texas for its isolation—the Unabomber’s slightly less reclusive brother did a stint here in the eighties, living at first in a crude underground shelter—Miller said that immigration-enforcement agents have been an intrusive presence for many years.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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The hundred or so journalists parked not far from the Port of Granadilla have watched a steady and carefully coordinated ballet as the boat transports five passengers at a time to the port that has finally agreed to take them in.—
Melissa Bell,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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American journalists were also imprisoned, including Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.—
Christopher Cann,
USA Today,
10 May 2026
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Once a loyal Republican and McCain campaign operative, her transformation to anti-Trump voice was spurred by personal experiences that have shaped her point of view.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 May 2026
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An Associated Press investigation into Rocha found several red flags overlooked along the way, including a warning that one longtime CIA operative received nearly two decades ago that Rocha was working as a double agent.—
JOSHUA GOODMAN,
Arkansas Online,
10 May 2026
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“Intelligencer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/intelligencer. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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