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

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

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

From BBC • Nov. 15, 2023

There’s a recklessness in her, she can be pushed just so far, she has a weak sense of honor, she’s reliable only as an informer.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood