Thesaurus results for INTELLIGENCERS

intelligencers

noun

plural of intelligencer

as in reporters

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 spies

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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Noun

Associated Press reporters Mayuko Ono and Mari Yamaguchi in Tokyo contributed to this report.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of reporters

Noun

Silence creates a vacuum that will inevitably be filled by opponents, journalists and social media.

— Alona Karpinska, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
While corporate and ideological restructuring has put prominent CBS journalists out of work, Alexander is leaving NBC on good terms.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of journalists

Noun

One of Madigan's top political operatives, Kevin Quinn, and his chief of staff, Tim Mapes, were both hit with their own allegations of inappropriate behavior.

— Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
The Israeli military said the latest strikes had targeted Hamas military operatives.

— Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of operatives

Noun

Also let go were correspondents Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega — and soon after, Scott Pelley, after a tense confrontation with his bosses over the changes.

— Jocelyn Noveck, Fortune, 29 July 2026
This time, some big names are joining the newsmagazine as correspondents and contributors, bolstering its ranks after the departures of Scott Pelley, Anderson Cooper, Sharyn Alfonsi and Cecilia Vega.

— Tom Tapp, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Definition of correspondents

Noun

Earlier this year, a gunman from California stormed a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner and exchanged fire with Secret Service agents before being subdued.

— Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
The suspect, identified as 38-year-old Jeanine John Taele, was spotted by plainclothes federal agents who observed odd behavior and subsequently contacted the Lomita Sheriff Department deputies.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of agents

Noun

That has aligned the region with the United States — and exposed their AI assets to Iranian attacks, noted Helima Croft, head of global strategy at RBC Capital Markets.

— David Goldman, CNN Money, 3 Aug. 2026
On July 22, SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce warned that vaults whose managers pick strategies, rebalance assets and appoint decision-makers may not sit outside securities law.

— Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of assets

Noun

So and his lead co-stars Choi Dae-hoon and Yoon Kyung-ho formed the perfect trio of lethal secret agents masquerading as bumbling middle-aged dads, displaying remarkable chemistry.

— Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats.

— Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026

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