informer
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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
Others claimed she was an informer, but this was dismissed after an official investigation by the Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman.
From BBC ● Nov. 20, 2024
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
Caroline 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. 7, 2024
Half my mind told me that Tom might be a police informer.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
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
"It is unevidenced and unhelpful conspiracy theorising. There was no evidence of anyone being allowed to continue in criminal ventures in order to protect informers," he added.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 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 dreaded Stasi, the German secret police, had agents and informers everywhere.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
