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Dictionary: in·form·er   (ĭn-fôr'mər) pronunciation
n.
An informant, especially one who informs against others, often for compensation.


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noun

    One who gives incriminating information about others: informant, tattler, tattletale. Informal rat, tipster. Slang fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon. See knowledge/ignorance, law.

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One who, on a confidential basis, gives information about some wrongdoing to the police or other governmental authorities.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: one who reveals confidential information in return for money
  Synonyms: betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - meddeler, anmelder, angiver, stikker

Nederlands (Dutch)
verklikker, informant, geheim agent

Français (French)
n. - dénonciateur (péj), (Jur) délateur

Deutsch (German)
n. - Informant, Denunziant

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πληροφοριοδότης, καταδότης

Italiano (Italian)
delatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - informante (m) (f), delator (m)

Русский (Russian)
осведомитель

Español (Spanish)
n. - denunciante, delator, confidente

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - angivare, sagesman, källa, informant (vetensk.)

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
密告者, 通知的人, 控告的人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 密告者, 通知的人, 控告的人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 통지자, 밀고자, 정보 제공자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 通知者, 密告者, 情報屋, 通報者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الواشي, المخبر وبخاصه المحترف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מודיע, מלשין‬


 
 
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