informer
Example Sentences
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Victims included officials and members of the military as well as people believed to be informers or military collaborators.
From Seattle Times
Unlike Deep Throat, the Star’s informer was never revealed.
From Washington Post
"We let him retire from this human world," the Mawlamyine militia group said in a statement, describing Myo Min Htut as an "informer" and a "dog", adding it had conducted its own investigation.
From Reuters
Many of its appointees were quickly accused of being informers, known as dalan, who handed suspected rebels over to the security forces to be imprisoned and tortured.
From New York Times
Russian troops were flying drones over the town to gather information on Ukrainian positions and some residents were acting as informers for Russia, he said.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
