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

Informers became an increasingly powerful weapon in the armoury of the British state during the three decades of Northern Ireland’s Troubles.

From The Guardian • Mar. 8, 2018

Informers are at work, and the names are all known.

From Kilgorman A Story of Ireland in 1798 by Reed, Talbot Baines