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

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

In the months before he went to university, he carried out his military service, where he says he turned down an approach from the communist secret services to become an informer.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2024

The informer, Floyd Wells, might easily have invented his story; such tale-telling was not infrequently undertaken by prisoners who hoped to win favor or attract official notice.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote