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Definition: Informer |
InformerNoun1. One who reveals confidential information in return for money. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "informer" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1258. (references) |
Note: Informer \In*form"er\, noun. [From Inform, verb.]. (Websters 1913) |
| Domain | Definitions |
Public Administration | One who informs against orhers especially to authorities often for compensation. Source: European Union. (references) |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Synonyms: InformerSynonyms: betrayer (n), blabber (n), rat (n), squealer (n). (additional references) |
| Synonym by domain: denouncer (law). |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Accusation | Accuser, prosecutor, plaintiff; relator, informer; appellant. |
Information | Informer, eavesdropper, delator, detective; sleuth; mouchard, spy, newsmonger; messenger; amicus curiae. |
Messenger | Reporter, gentleman of the press, representative of the press; penny-a-liner; special correspondent, own correspondent; spy, scout; informer. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Informer |
| English words defined with "informer": canary, Common informer, copper's nark ♦ Delation, Delator ♦ fink ♦ inform, informer's privilege ♦ nark ♦ sneak, sneaker, snitch, snitcher, stoolie, stoolpigeon, supergrass. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "informer": QUEER ROOSTER ♦ WHIDDLER. (references) |
| Non-English Usage: "Informer" is also a word in the following language with English translations in parentheses. French (acquaint, advise, apprise, come, communicate, convey, denounce, inform, report, tell). |
| Domain | Usage | |
Movie/TV Titles | The Informer (1966) | |
Song Titles | Informer (performing artist: Snow) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
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Books | |
Periodicals | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | The whole person of Javert expressed the spy and the informer. |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Human Rights | Bahrain | Police informer networks are extensive and sophisticated. (references) |
Lebanon | Various factions also use informer networks and the monitoring of telephones to obtain information regarding their perceived adversaries. (references) | |
Lebanon | The Government and Syrian intelligence services use informer networks and monitor telephones to gather information on their perceived adversaries. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "Informer" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 98.26% of the time. "Informer" is used about 115 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 98.26% | 113 | 30,464 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.74% | 2 | 245,945 |
| Total | 100.00% | 115 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "informer": act as an informer ♦ Common informer ♦ turn informer. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "informer": anti-informer. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day | Expression | Frequency per Day |
game informer | 254 | by informer lyrics snow | 4 |
informer | 152 | burkburnett informer star | 4 |
snow informer | 76 | game informer online | 3 |
informer lyrics snow | 57 | franklin informer township | 3 |
informer lyrics | 47 | bond informer savings | 3 |
informer urban | 46 | informer wwe | 3 |
game informer magazine | 21 | baptist informer | 2 |
informer wrestling | 10 | by informer snow | 2 |
snow informer mp3 | 9 | informer snow video | 2 |
informer pwi wrestling | 7 | cheat game informer | 2 |
washington informer | 6 | informer newspaper | 2 |
informer sfor | 5 | crimestopper informer | 2 |
informer song | 4 | freelance informer | 2 |
informer snow warner | 4 | freelance informer uk | 2 |
hometown informer | 4 | informer sail.to | 2 |
england informer new wrestling | 4 | antonio informer san | 2 |
informer music snow | 2 | ||
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Translations for "informer"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | informator (company spotters checkers, informant, intelligencer, scout), lajmëtar (announcer, bode, envoy, forerunner, harbinger, Herald, messenger). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | نمام (gossip, prattler, telltale), المخبر (fink, intelligencer, reporter), الواشي (sneak, snitch). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | доносник (calumniator, communicant, delator, grass, informant, rat, sneak, snitch, squeaker, stool pigeon, telltale, whisperer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 耳目. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | udavaè (denunciator, rat, tell tale), fízl (finger, nark, snooper), donašeè (grass, stool pigeon, talebearer, tell tale, telltale, whisperer), denunciant. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | verklikker (accuser, denouncer, indicating device, indicator, visual signal), aanbrenger (denouncer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Farsi | مخبر (Informant), کاراگاه (Bloodhound, Eye, Sleuth), سخن چین (Telltale), خبررسان (Informant), جاسوس (Snoop, Spy, Undercover), اگاهگر. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | ilmiantaja (denouncer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | mouchard, indicateur (indicating instrument, indicating measuring instrument, indicator, indicators), dénonciateur. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | denunziant (denouncer, denunciator). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | καταδότησ (snitch, snitcher, squealer, telltale), σπιούνοσ (nark, sneak, snoop), πληροφορητήσ (informant, informanter, stool pigeon), χαφιέσ (nark, stool pigeon), ειδοποιητήσ (notifier). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | מלשין (calumniator, delator, denouncer, fink, malinger, slanderer, squealer, telltale), מו"יע (announcer, correspondent, manifestative), מוסר י"יעות, "ילטור (slanderer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | besúgó (canary, crab, denunciator, finger, fink, lurker, sneak, snitcher, spy, squealer, stooge, stool pigeon, stoolie, sycophant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | pengadu. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | informatore (denouncer, informant, spy, stool pigeon). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 裏切者 (betrayer, traitor, turncoat), 裏切り者 (betrayer, traitor, turncoat), イン"ーダンス整合 (impedance matching, infant, inferiority complex, inferno, infield fly, infighting, informal, informal dress, informal organization, information, information analyst, information broker, information commercial, information democracy, information disclosure, information gap, information literacy, information processing, information processor, information provider, information retrieval, information revolution, information science, information society, information syndicate, information system, information theory, information utility, informed consent, infrastructure), 密告者 (betrayer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | うらぎりもの (betrayer, traitor, turncoat), インフォーマー , みっ"くしゃ (betrayer). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Korean | 보자. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | brahder (betrayer, detector, traitor). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Norwegian | angiver. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | informeray informador (denouncer), delator (blackmouth, delator, denouncer, squeaker, squealer, talebearer, taleteller). (various references) informator (delator, feeler, informant, intelligencer, nose), pârâtor (delator, squeaker, tale teller, telltale), denunţãtor (approver, delator, denouncer, denunciator, sneak, telltale), delator (delator). (various references) осведомитель (bogus prisoner, checker, delator, informant). (various references) informator (informant), savetnik (adviser, counsellor, counselor), prokazivač, prijavljivač (nark), potkazivač (denunciator, telltale), obaveštavač, dostavljač (delator, deliverer, fink, informant, nark, rat, squealer, talebearer, taleteller, tattle, tattler, tattletale). (various references) denunciante (complainant). (various references) angivare (denouncer, denunciator, nark, noser), anmälare. (various references) ispiyoncu (denunciator, finger, finger man, fink, informant, rat, snout, split, spy, squealler, stool pigeon, telltale), ihbarcı (denouncer, denunciator, informant, plant, setter), muhbir (delator, denunciator, finger, finger man, informant, intelligencer, nark, rat, reporter, setter, snout, split, squealer, squealler, stooge, stool pigeon, tipster), müzevir. (various references) інформатор (bogus, checker, communicant, informant), коментатор (analyst, annotator, commentator, expositor), донощик (appellant, beefer, checker, delator, denunciator, informant, nose, noser, snitch, telltale, weasel). (various references) mật thám (bull, busy, cop, copper, lurcher, nark, pig), chỉ điểm (pig, snitch). (various references) hysbyswr (informant). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | accusator, accusatores, accusatoribus, curiose, curiosus, index, indicem, indices, indicium, quadruplator. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Romans Chapter 2, Verse 20 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Paideuthn afronwn didaskalon nhpiwn econta thn morfwsin thV gnwsewV kai thV alhqeiaV en tw nomw |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Eruditorem insipientium magistrum infantium habentem formam scientiae et veritatis in lege |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Wissiend þam dwæsum, tæccend þam cildum, forðy þu hæfst þære cyððe and þæs soðes onlichamung on þære æ" |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | A techere of vnwise men, a maistir of yonge children, that hast the foorme of kunnyng and of treuthe in the lawe; |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | An informer of them which lacke discrecio a teacher of vnlearned which hast the ensample of that which ought to be knowen and of the truth in the lawe. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, which hast the form of knowledge and of the truth in the law. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | An instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, who hast the form of knowledge, and of the truth in the law: |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | A teacher of the foolish, having in the law the form of knowledge and of what is true; |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Romans Chapter 2, Verse 20 |
| Cebuano | magpapanton sa mga hungog, magtutudlo sa mga kabataan, kay nakabaton man tuod ikaw sa dagway sa kahibalo ug sa kamatuoran nga anaa sa kasugoan-- |
| Croatian | odgojitelj nerazumnih, uèitelj nejaèadi jer u Zakonu imaš olièenje znanja i istine; |
| Danish | uforstandiges Opdrager, umyndiges Lærer, idet du i Loven har Udtrykket for Erkendelsen og Sandheden, |
| Dutch | Een onderrichter der onwijzen, en een leermeester der onwetenden, hebbende de gedaante der kennis en der waarheid in de wet. |
| Finnish | ymmärtämättömien kasvattaja, alaikäisten opettaja, sinulla kun laissa on tiedon ja totuuden muoto: |
| French | le docteur des insensés, le maître des ignorants, parce que tu as dans la loi la règle de la science et de la vérité; |
| German | ein Züchtiger der Törichten, ein Lehrer der Einfältigen, hast die Form, was zu wissen und recht ist, im Gesetz. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Saudara pendidik orang-orang yang berakhlak rendah, dan guru orang-orang yang bodoh. Saudara yakin bahwa di dalam hukum agama Yahudi, Saudara mempunyai segala pengetahuan dan ajaran yang benar. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan pelatih orang jahil, dan guru kanak-kanak, sebab engkau menaruh hakekat pengetahuan dan segala yang benar di dalam Taurat itu; |
| Italian | educatore degli ignoranti, maestro dei semplici, perché possiedi nella legge l'espressione della sapienza e della verit ... |
| Latvian | Nesaprâtîgo audzinâtâjs, nepieauguðo skolotâjs, kam likumâ dota zinâðanas un patiesîbas bûtîba, |
| Maori | Hei kaiwhakatikatika mo nga kuware, hei kaiwhakaako mo nga kohungahunga; kei a koe hoki te ahua o te matauranga, o te pono i runga i te ture; |
| Norwegian | en opdrager for dårer, en lærer for umyndige, da du har den rette form for kunnskap og sannhet i loven: |
| Portuguese | instruidor dos néscios, mestre de crianças, que tens na lei a forma da ciência e da verdade; |
| Rumanian | povqyuitorul celor fqrq minte, knvqyqtorul celor newtiutori, pentrucq kn Lege ai dreptarul cunowtinyei depline wi al adevqrului; - |
| Russian | ОБУФБЧОЙЛ ОЕЧЕЦ", ХЮЙФЕМШ НМБ"ЕО"ЕЧ, ЙНЕАЭЙК Ч ЪБЛПОЕ П'ТБЪЕ" ЧЕ"ЕОЙС Й ЙУФЙОЩ: |
| Shuar | Akupkamu ti penker neka asan nekasa nuna unuimiaruitjai. Tuma asan nékachuncha ántuiniachuncha jintintiamniaitjai" Tátsumeash. |
| Swahili | unajiona kuwa mkufunzi wa wajinga na mwalimu wa wale wasiokomaa bado. Unayo katika Sheria picha kamili ya elimu na ukweli. |
| Swedish | en uppfostrare för oförståndiga, en lärare för enfaldiga, eftersom du i lagen har uttrycket för kunskapen och sanningen. |
| Uma | Ta'uli', kita' to pante mpotete' tauna to uma mpo'incai Alata'ala, kita' to ma'ala mponotohi-ra to hi rala kabengia-na-pidi pai' to ko'ia mpo'incai tudui' to makono. Apa' hi kita' to Yahudi kariaa-na poko pe'inca pai' tudui' to makono to te'uki' hi rala Atura Pue'. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "informer": informers. (additional references) | |
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"Informer" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: aformer, Enfermera, enformer, infermiere, infomer, infore, informa, informe, informera, intomer, irforme. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| # of Phoneme Matches | Pronunciation | Word(s) rhyming with "informer" (pronounced i'nfô"rmer) |
| 5 | -f ô" r m er | former, performer, reformer, transformer. |
| 4 | -ô" r m er | dormer, warmer. |
| 3 | -r m er | armer, Armor, armour, charmer, farmer, Harmer. |
Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits. | ||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
Direct Anagrams: reinform, reniform. | |
| Words within the letters "e-f-i-m-n-o-r-r" | |
-1 letter: fermion. | |
-2 letters: firmer, former, inform, ironer, merino, reform. | |
-3 letters: enorm, fermi, finer, firer, forme, frier, frore, infer, irone, miner, minor, moire, monie, ormer, rifer, rimer. | |
-4 letters: emir, fern, fine, fino, fire, firm, firn, foin, fore, form, froe, from, info, inro, iron, meno, mien, mine, mire, more, morn, neif, noir, nome, nori, norm, omen, omer. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-f-i-m-n-o-r-r" | |
+1 letter: informers, reconfirm, reforming, reinforms, uniformer. | |
+2 letters: antireform, dendriform, forearming, overinform, performing, preforming, reconfirms, reinformed. | |
+3 letters: foraminifer, overinforms, reconfirmed, reformation, reinforming. | |
+4 letters: foraminifera, foraminifers, frontiersman, frontiersmen, neurofibroma, overinformed, preformation, reconfirming, reformations, reformatting, terraforming. | |
+5 letters: ferromagnetic, foraminiferal, foraminiferan, freemasonries, interferogram, neurofibromas, nonperforming, outperforming, overinforming, preformations, preformatting, reaffirmation, reformational, reformulating, reformulation, reinforcement, thermoforming. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro. | |
Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)49 6E 66 6F 72 6D 65 72 |
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Morse Code (1836) (references).. -. ..-. --- .-. -- . .-. |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01001001 01101110 01100110 01101111 01110010 01101101 01100101 01110010 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)I n f o r m e r |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0049 006E 0066 006F 0072 006D 0065 0072 |
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)4380728184797184 |
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