informer

  • 31informer's privilege — noun the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer • Hypernyms: ↑privilege …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 32informer — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that imparts knowledge or news 2. one that informs against another; specifically one who makes a practice especially for a financial reward of informing against others for violations of penal laws …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 33Informer — Information (Page à réorganiser avec Théorie de l information) Voir « i …

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  • 34informer — /in fawr meuhr/, n. 1. a person who informs against another, esp. for money or other reward. 2. a person who informs or communicates information or news; informant. [1350 1400; ME; see INFORM1, ER1] * * * …

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  • 35informer — noun a) someone who informs someone else about something b) specifically an insider who notifies the authorities about illegal activity Syn: informant …

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  • 36informer — (v. 1) Présent : informe, informes, informe, informons, informez, informent ; Futur : informerai, informeras, informera, informerons, informerez, informeront ; Passé : informai, informas, informa, informâmes, informâtes, informèrent ; Imparfait …

    French Morphology and Phonetics

  • 37informer — Synonyms and related words: Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Quisling, accusant, accuser, adviser, allegator, announcer, annunciator, appellant, archtraitor, attestant, attestator, attester, authority, betrayer, blab, blabber,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 38informer — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. squealer, tattletale, whistle blower, snitch*, ratfink*, stool pigeon*, stoolie*, fink*, canary*. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. informant, tattletale, *rat, *fink, snitch, *stool pigeon, *squealer, *weasel, whistle… …

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  • 39informer — in|form|er [ınˈfo:mə US o:rmər] n someone who secretly tells the police, the army etc about criminal activities, especially for money …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 40informer — in|form|er [ ın fɔrmər ] noun count someone who secretly gives information about someone to the police or someone in authority …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English