informer

Example Sentences

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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

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

Moreland's daughter, Shauna, said she wanted to know why, if her mother was an informer, the state had not intervened to save her.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

A tape was later obtained by the BBC, in which Dignam admitted to being an informer for the British security services.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

At Blackcliff we learn to classify people: civilian, combatant, enemy, ally, informer, defector.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir