informers

NOUN

person who delivers news

Synonyms

WEAK

accuser adviser announcer betrayer blabbermouth canary crier deep throat double-crosser herald interviewer journalist messenger newscaster/newsperson notifier preacher propagandist rat reporter sneak source stool pigeon tattler tattletale

NOUN

reporter

Synonyms

STRONGEST

announcer

STRONG

accuser adviser betrayer blabbermouth canary crier double-crosser finger fink herald interviewer journalist messenger nark newsman preacher propagandist rat singer snake sneak snitcher songbird source squealer stoolie tattler tattletale tipster weasel

WEAK

blab deep throat fat mouth fork tongue notifier ratfink stool pigeon

Example Sentences

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Informers were everywhere in Hitler’s Germany, outnumbering active resisters by far.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Informers and intercepted communications will also be vital as they may reveal Iranians discussing the damage and its implications.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2025

Informers had been given assurances that they would be rescued if they were compromised.

From BBC • Mar. 5, 2024

Easton Ellis's screenwriting efforts have thus far fallen far short of his literary achievements, notably with the misfiring The Informers from 2008, based on his own 1994 short story collection.

From The Guardian • Jul. 19, 2012

Informers were dispersed throughout the city, the king was sole judge of the accused, and wealth and merit were considered unpardonable crimes.

From Domestic Pleasures, or, the Happy Fire-side by Vaux, Frances Bowyer