"intelligencer" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: intelligencers [plural]
Etymology: From intelligence + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|intelligence|er}} intelligence + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} intelligencer (plural intelligencers)
  1. (dated) A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant. Tags: dated Synonyms (bringer of intelligence): informant, spy Derived forms: macaroni intelligencer Related terms: intelligence, intelligent Translations (a bringer of intelligence, news, information): разузнавач (razuznavač) [masculine] (Bulgarian), информатор (informator) [masculine] (Bulgarian), Zuträger (German)

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