Informer Definition

ĭn-fôrmər
informers
noun
informers
A person who secretly accuses, or gives evidence against, another, often for a reward.
Webster's New World
An informant, especially one who informs against others for compensation.
American Heritage
One who, privy to the commission of a crime, confidentially communicates with the police or other governmental entity about it.
Webster's New World Law

A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.

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Noun

Singular:
informer
Plural:
informers

Informer Sentence Examples

  • And he gives as a crowning instance that he exposed himself to the hatred of the informer Cyprianus by preventing the punishment of Albinus, a man of consular rank.

  • David Nagle was betrayed by an informer and arrested near Cork City in July, 1823.

  • Strathclyde Police has always denied McGraw was a registered police informer.

  • In order to remove a summary conviction, it was necessary to serve notice both on the convicting magistrate and on the informer.

  • Albanian informer for Serb police, on plans to murder Albanians and commit atrocities that could be blamed on the KLA.

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Words Starting With

IININF

Words Ending With

RERMER

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Words Starting With I and Ending With R

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