'Informer' definitions:
Definition of 'informer'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Informer'
From: GCIDE
- Informer \In*form"er\ ([i^]n*f[^o]rm"[~e]r), n. [From Inform, v.]
- 1. One who informs, animates, or inspires. [Obs.] --Thomson. [1913 Webster]
- Nature, informer of the poet's art. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
- 2. One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Law) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute. [1913 Webster]
- Common informer (Law), one who habitually gives information of the violation of penal statutes, with a view to a prosecution therefor. --Bouvier. --Wharton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'informer'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- accusant,
- accuser,
- adviser,
- allegator,
- announcer,
- annunciator,
- appellant,
- archtraitor,
- attestant,
- attestator,
- attester,
- authority,
- Benedict Arnold,
- betrayer,
- blab,
- blabber,
- blabberer,
- blabbermouth,
- Brutus,
- bystander,
- canary,
- channel,
- claimant,
- cockatrice,
- cojuror,
- communicant,
- communicator,
- complainant,
- compurgator,
- conniver,
- conspirator,
- conspirer,
- delator,
- deponent,
- double agent,
- double-crosser,
- double-dealer,
- earwitness,
- enlightener,
- expert witness,
- eyewitness,
- fink,
- gossipmonger,
- grapevine,
- grass,
- impeacher,
- impugner,
- indictor,
- informant,
- information center,
- information medium,
- interviewee,
- intrigant,
- intriguer,
- Judas,
- Judas Iscariot,
- libelant,
- machinator,
- monitor,
- mouthpiece,
- narc,
- nark,
- newsmonger,
- notifier,
- party,
- passerby,
- peacher,
- petitioner,
- plaintiff,
- plotter,
- press,
- prosecutor,
- public relations officer,
- publisher,
- quisling,
- Quisling,
- radio,
- rat,
- reporter,
- schemer,
- serpent,
- snake,
- snitch,
- snitcher,
- source,
- spectator,
- spokesman,
- spy,
- squealer,
- stool,
- stool pigeon,
- stoolie,
- suitor,
- swearer,
- talebearer,
- taleteller,
- tattler,
- tattletale,
- television,
- teller,
- telltale,
- testifier,
- the prosecution,
- timeserver,
- tipster,
- tout,
- traitor,
- treasonist,
- trimmer,
- turncoat,
- voucher,
- weasel,
- whistle-blower,
- witness
Words containing 'Informer'
- Inform,
- Informal,
- Informalities,
- Informality,
- Informally,
- Informant,
- Information,
- Informative,
- Informed,
- Informing,
- Informity,
- Informous,
- To inform against,
- inform on,
- informational,
- informatively,
- informed of,
- Common informer,
- Informed stars,
- To lodge an information,
- confidential information,
- information age,
- information bulletin,
- information content,
- information gathering,
- information measure,
- information processing,
- information return,
- information science,
- information superhighway,
- information system,
- information technology,
- information theory,
- information warfare,
- informational rna,
- informed consent,
- informer's privilege,
- inside information,
- insider information,
- intelligence information,
- selective information,
- Well-informed,
- electronic information service,
- information processing system,
- defense information systems agency,
- defense technical information center,
- national technical information service,
- american standard code for information interchange