Informer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Informer	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Informer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
informer n one who reveals confidential information in return for money Synonym(s): informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Informer \Inform"er\, n. [From {Inform}, v.] 1. One who informs, animates, or inspires. [Obs.] --Thomson. Nature, informer* of the poet's art. --Pope. 2. One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news. 3. (Law) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute. {Common informer} (Law), one who habitually gives information of the violation of penal statutes, with a view to a prosecution therefor. --Bouvier. Wharton.