Definition of 'informer'
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informer in American English
(ɪnˈfɔrmər)
noun
1.
a person who informs against another, esp. for money or other reward
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informer
British English: informer
NOUN /ɪnˈfɔːmə/
An informer is a person who tells the police that someone has done something illegal.
...two men suspected of being police informers.
- American English: informer /ɪnˈfɔrmər/
- Brazilian Portuguese: delator
- Chinese: 告密者
- European Spanish: informador
- French: indicateur
- German: Informant
- Italian: informatore
- Japanese: 通報者
- Korean: 정보원
- European Portuguese: delator
- Latin American Spanish: informador
- Thai: ผู้แจ้งความ
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