Informer


[in-fawr-mer] /ɪnˈfɔr mər/

noun
1.
a person who against another, especially for money or other reward.
2.
a person who or communicates or news; .
/ɪnˈfɔːmə/
noun
1.
a person who informs against someone, esp a criminal
2.
a person who provides information: he was the President’s financial informer
n.

late 14c., enfourmer “instructor, teacher,” native agent noun from inform and also from Old French enformeor. Meaning “one who gives information against another” (especially in reference to law-breaking) is c.1500.

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