- 1. v. One who informs, animates, or inspires. Source: opted
- 2. v. One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news. Source: opted
- 3. v. One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute. Source: opted
- 4. n. one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority Source: wordnet
- 5. One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one whoinforms against another for violation of some law or penal statute.Common informer (Law), one who habitually gives information of theviolation of penal statutes, with a view to a prosecution therefor.Bouvier. Wharton. Source: adambom
- 6. n:100 n. one who reveals confidential information in return for money Source: ecdict
Home / Dictionary / informer
informer
Thesaurus links
Related headwords in VividLex — dictionary ↔ thesaurus bridge for exploration and SEO depth.
From the definitions
informsinformationpenalagainstconfidentialmagistraterevealsstatuteviolationsanimatesauthorityhabituallyimpartsinspiresmoneynewspoliceprosecutionreturnstatutesthereforviewwharton