Informer

English

Noun

Informer (plural Informers)

1. someone who informs someone else about something
2. specifically an insider who notifies the authorities about illegal activity

Synonyms

• informant
• See also Thesaurus:informant

Thesaurus

Benedict Arnold, Brutus, Judas, Judas Iscariot, Quisling, accusant, accuser, adviser, allegator, announcer, annunciator, appellant, archtraitor, attestant, attestator, attester, authority, betrayer, blab, blabber, blabberer, blabbermouth, bystander, canary, channel, claimant, cockatrice, cojuror, communicant, communicator, complainant, compurgator, conniver, conspirator, conspirer, delator, deponent, double agent, double-crosser, double-dealer, earwitness, enlightener, expert witness, eyewitness, fink, gossipmonger, grapevine, grass, impeacher, impugner, indictor, informant, information center, information medium, interviewee, intrigant, intriguer, libelant, machinator, monitor, mouthpiece, narc, nark, newsmonger, notifier, party, passerby, peacher, petitioner, plaintiff, plotter, press, prosecutor, public relations officer, publisher, quisling, radio, rat, reporter, schemer, serpent, snake, snitch, snitcher, source, spectator, spokesman, spy, squealer, stool, stool pigeon, stoolie, suitor, swearer, talebearer, taleteller, tattler, tattletale, television, teller, telltale, testifier, the prosecution, timeserver, tipster, tout, traitor, treasonist, trimmer, turncoat, voucher, weasel, whistle-blower, witness

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(r)mə(r)

Translations

Someone who informs

German: Informant (de) m. Greek: πληροφοριοδότης (el) (pliroforiodótis) m., καταδότης (el) (katadótis) m. Hebrew: מלשין (he) (malshin)

Kurdish: ئاگادار (ku) (agadar) Polish: informator (pl) m.

Anagrams

• reniform

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French

Verb

informer

1. to inform

   Il m'a informé de la situation presente.

   He informed me of the present situation.

2. to enlighten
3. to impart knowledge (upon)

Conjugation

   Conjugation of informer (see also Appendix:French verbs)

		simple			compound
infinitive		informer			avoir informé
gerund		en informant			en ayant informé
present participle		informant
past participle		informé
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		je (j’)	tu	il	nous	vous	ils
simple tenses	present	informe	informes	informe	informons	informez	informent
	imperfect	informais	informais	informait	informions	informiez	informaient
	past historic1	informai	informas	informa	informâmes	informâtes	informèrent
	future	informerai	informeras	informera	informerons	informerez	informeront
	conditional	informerais	informerais	informerait	informerions	informeriez	informeraient
compound tenses	present perfect	Use the present tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect	Use the imperfect tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	past anterior1	Use the past historic tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	future perfect	Use the future tense of avoir followed by the past participle
	conditional perfect	Use the conditional tense of avoir followed by the past participle
subjunctive		que je (j’)	que tu	qu’il	que nous	que vous	qu’ils
simple tenses	present	informe	informes	informe	informions	informiez	informent
	imperfect1	informasse	informasses	informât	informassions	informassiez	informassent
compound tenses	past	Use the present subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
	pluperfect1	Use the imperfect subjunctive of avoir followed by the past participle
imperative		–	tu	–	nous	vous	–
		—	informe	—	informons	informez	—
1literary tenses

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ɛ̃.fɔʁ.me/ X-SAMPA: /E~.fOR.me/

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Latin

Verb

īnfōrmer

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of īnfōrmō