informer
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
If I tell what happened, am I an informer?
From BBC ● Oct. 23, 2026
There is something about a healthy personality that feels repelled by a snoop, a snitch, a stool pigeon, an informer.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025
The former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said he was insulted by the BBC's response to his complaint about a Spotlight programme dealing with the murder of informer Denis Donaldson.
From BBC ● May 1, 2025
He had lived across the street from DeLorean’s home in San Diego County and had turned informer in hopes of leniency.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024
He knew nothing about Blake's real identity, but neither was he a genuine informer; the KGB worked carefully with him to feed Blake documents and other bogus intelligence, which Blake then gave to MI6.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
US forces found Maduro because of inside informers, the stepfather said.
From Barron's ● Jan. 19, 2026
It was, Mr. Corera writes, a “dead-end job,” but it offered access to documents that revealed the organization’s dark secrets, such as its labyrinth of informers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
One of the three suspected informers was Johnny Dignam, a 32-year-old IRA member and former Republican prisoner from Portadown.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
And as in any prison, the wardens select “trusties” among the prisoners for rewards and to serve as informers.
From Slate ● Oct. 16, 2023
The Gestapo relied on informers to report friends, family, and neighbors.
From "Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word