0%

informer

in·form·er
I i

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-fawr-mer]
    • /ɪnˈfɔr mər/
    • /ɪnˈfɔː.mər/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-fawr-mer]
    • /ɪnˈfɔr mər/

Definitions of informer word

  • noun informer a person who informs against another, especially for money or other reward. 1
  • noun informer a person who informs or communicates information or news; informant. 1
  • noun informer A person who informs on another person to the police or other authority. 1
  • noun informer sb who gives information to police 1
  • noun informer sb who gives information 1
  • countable noun informer An informer is a person who tells the police that someone has done something illegal. 0

Information block about the term

Origin of informer

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at inform1, -er1

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Informer

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

informer popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

informer usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for informer

noun informer

  • announcer — An announcer is someone who introduces programmes on radio or television or who reads the text of a radio or television advertisement.
  • accuser — An accuser is a person who says that another person has done something wrong, especially that he or she has committed a crime.
  • double-crosser — to prove treacherous to; betray or swindle, as by a double cross.
  • preacher — a person whose occupation or function it is to preach the gospel.
  • fink — a strikebreaker.

Top questions with informer

  • who sings informer?
  • what is software informer?
  • what do you call a police informer?
  • where to buy game informer magazine?
  • when does game informer come out?
  • snow informer where is he now?
  • who sang informer?
  • how to get game informer magazine?
  • who sings the song informer?
  • how to become a police informer?
  • how to become police informer?
  • what is a police informer called?
  • what is a police informer?
  • what happened to snow informer?
  • who sang the song informer?

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?