"informer" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vininn126-informer.wav Forms: informers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ) Etymology: From inform + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|inform|er}} inform + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} informer (plural informers)
  1. One who informs someone else about something.
    Sense id: en-informer-en-noun-gLBfXHvt Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 41 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 44 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 39 39
  2. A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity. Categories (topical): People Translations (person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity): дано́счык (danósčyk) [masculine] (Belarusian), дано́счыца (danósčyca) [feminine] (Belarusian), доно́сник (donósnik) [masculine] (Bulgarian), доно́сница (donósnica) [feminine] (Bulgarian), доно́сничка (donósnička) [feminine] (Bulgarian), udavač [masculine] (Czech), udavačka [feminine] (Czech), tietolähde (Finnish), ilmiantaja (Finnish), Denunziant [masculine] (German), Verpfeifer [masculine] (German), Ausplauderer [masculine] (German), 𐍆𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰 (fērja) [masculine] (Gothic), καταδότης (katadótis) [masculine] (Greek), מַלְשִׁין (malshín) [masculine] (Hebrew), מוֹסֵר (mosér) [masculine] (Hebrew), besúgó (Hungarian), brathadóir [masculine] (Irish), informatore [masculine] (Italian), dēlātor [masculine] (Latin), melda [masculine] (Old English), informator [masculine] (Polish), informatorka [feminine] (Polish), informante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), delator [masculine] (Portuguese), доно́счик (donósčik) [masculine] (Russian), доно́счица (donósčica) [feminine] (Russian), стука́ч (stukáč) [masculine, pejorative] (Russian), brathadair [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), informador [masculine] (Spanish), informadora [feminine] (Spanish), tagahimaton (Tagalog), impormador (Tagalog), impormadora (Tagalog), доно́щик (donóščyk) [masculine] (Ukrainian), доно́щиця (donóščycja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), מסור (moser) [masculine] (Yiddish)
    Sense id: en-informer-en-noun-tuNHc3c9 Disambiguation of People: 27 46 27 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 41 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 44 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 39 39 Disambiguation of 'person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity': 7 87 6
  3. One who informs, animates, or inspires. Translations (one who informs): συκοφάντης (sukophántēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), informador [masculine] (Catalan), informant [feminine, masculine] (Catalan), ئاگادار (agadar) (Central Kurdish), informátor [masculine] (Czech), tietolähde (Finnish), informante [feminine, masculine] (Galician), Informant [masculine] (German), Hinweisgeber [masculine] (German), Tippgeber [masculine] (German), Zuträger [masculine] (German), πληροφοριοδότης (pliroforiodótis) [masculine] (Greek), מלשין (malshin) (Hebrew), informatore [masculine] (Italian), divulgatore [masculine] (Italian), билмелөөчү (bilmelööcü) (Kyrgyz), kaiwhakaatu (Maori), informator [masculine] (Polish), informante [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), informador [masculine] (Portuguese), информа́тор (informátor) [masculine] (Russian), осведоми́тель (osvedomítelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), осведоми́тельница (osvedomítelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), informador [masculine] (Spanish), informadora [feminine] (Spanish), tagahimaton (Tagalog), impormador (Tagalog), impormadora (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-informer-en-noun-XgA8a8W0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Belarusian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Gothic translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Old English translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 13 50 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 32 16 52 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 34 10 56 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 30 6 49 7 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 34 4 52 4 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 28 25 48 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 19 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 25 3 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 22 41 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 29 11 60 Disambiguation of Terms with Gothic translations: 26 16 58 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 26 22 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 27 16 57 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 21 44 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 28 19 53 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 29 8 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Kyrgyz translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 29 8 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Old English translations: 30 16 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 28 18 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 39 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 8 63 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 28 17 54 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 30 7 62 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 28 17 55 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 28 13 60 Disambiguation of 'one who informs': 39 10 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: informant, informor [obsolete, rare], informour [obsolete, rare] Related terms: name names

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Alternative forms

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      ],
      "word": "informatorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "informante"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "delator"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "donósčik",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "доно́счик"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "donósčica",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доно́счица"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "stukáč",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "pejorative"
      ],
      "word": "стука́ч"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "brathadair"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "informador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "informadora"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "word": "tagahimaton"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "word": "impormador"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "word": "impormadora"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "donóščyk",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "доно́щик"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "donóščycja",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "доно́щиця"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "moser",
      "sense": "person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מסור"
    }
  ],
  "word": "informer"
}

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