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informer

[in-fawr-mer] / ɪnˈfɔr mər /


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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

In 1990, following a police raid on a house during the interrogation of a suspected informer, he and its other members were replaced because the IRA believed the unit had been infiltrated.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2024

She could not believe her husband was an informer.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

There’s a recklessness in her, she can be pushed just so far, she has a weak sense of honor, she’s reliable only as an informer.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood