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
  • And then there are other analysts and reporters, such as Mark Clattenburg, Geoff Shreeves, Alex Aljoe and Katie Shanahan.
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 18 July 2026
  • There seems little chance that Times reporters will be in jail cells anytime soon; judges are unlikely to order that extreme step this early in the legal process.
    — Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 18 July 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • The book instead focuses on Penelope’s diplomatic genius, along with her loyal women who form a network of spies for her along with a secret militia that quietly runs the island from the shadows for two decades while their men are away at war.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
  • Earlier this month, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance would order up to 10 spy planes from Saab, in a deal that could be worth nearly $5 billion based on the price of the GlobalEye aircraft.
    — Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 17 July 2026
Definition of spy
Noun
  • Gani is a banker and freelance journalist who is a correspondent for the X page ARG Soccer News, which has been responsible for posting videos capturing the mood in Bangladesh during this World Cup, such as the one below.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • As far as the production approach to Sunday, Telemundo anticipates having its biggest canvas yet, with correspondents delivering reports and setting the scene from Spain and Argentina.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 18 July 2026
Definition of correspondent
Noun
  • His body was found two days later, on July 6, facedown in the water off the shoreline of Horn Island by a National Park Service agent.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • With Agentic Mode, the interface is hidden, and the agent can only use the logins and one-time passcodes explicitly approved for the current task.
    — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 18 July 2026
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  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    — CA Weather Bot, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2026
  • The drama The Housewife centers around a New York Times journalist who tracks down a potential Nazi officer living secretly in Queens.
    — Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Definition of journalist
Noun
  • Unbeknownst to him, the bottle contained the same nerve agent investigators believe Russian operatives had used three months earlier to poison a former spy in nearby Salisbury.
    — Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Still, at least one campaign operative — who is listed in FEC records — was able to trade on a race they were involved in, despite Kalshi's new monitoring program.
    — Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026
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