notifiers

noun

plural of notifier
as in informers

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  1. informers
  2. informants
  3. canaries
  4. snitches
  5. telltales
Noun
  • One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
    — Abraham Jiménez Enoa, The Dial, 19 May 2026
  • And so every regime invests in having student informers.
    — Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2026
Definition of informers
Noun
  • Authorities said they were tipped off by informants who gave evidence to prosecutors in exchange for protection.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Information for the charges came from multiple sources, including citizen informants, who had observed Wolff hunting on their property, observations made by wardens while on patrol, and surveillance.
    — David Zeug, Outdoor Life, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of informants
Noun
  • Astronauts bring them on journeys to keep an eye on whether or not the water filtration systems are working, much the way miners used to take canaries down to the coal mines to check for poisonous gas leaks.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • She’s made room for dozens of pets over the years, ranging from fluffy Chow Chows and Frenchies (her favorite breeds) to canaries, chinchillas, and beautifully fluffy cats.
    — Wendy Rose Gould, Martha Stewart, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of canaries
Noun
  • Pay no attention to the fact that it was proposed three weeks after the EPA came out hard against three-eyed fish, or that only three months ago, this same Legislature considered $100,000 court payouts to snitches willing to rat out mifepristone providers.
    — Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 29 May 2026
Definition of snitches
Noun
  • Torry’s wife, a speech therapist, noticed concerning telltales that led to a diagnosis 14 years ago, when Torry was only 40 years old.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 1 May 2026
Definition of telltales
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