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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

His family has strongly rejected the IRA's claim that he was an informer.

From BBC Nov. 15, 2023

Half my mind told me that Tom might be a police informer.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane

US forces found Maduro because of inside informers, the stepfather said.

From Barron's Jan. 19, 2026

It was, Mr. Corera writes, a “dead-end job,” but it offered access to documents that revealed the organization’s dark secrets, such as its labyrinth of informers.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 6, 2026

There will be extra powers for investigators, and a special, protected status for informers.

From BBC Apr. 17, 2025

And as in any prison, the wardens select “trusties” among the prisoners for rewards and to serve as informers.

From Slate Oct. 16, 2023

The informers disappeared, and others refused to take their places.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer




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