informer

in·form·er

 (ĭn-fôr′mər)

n.

An informant, especially one who informs against others for compensation.

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informer

(ɪnˈfɔːmə)

n

1. a person who informs against someone, esp a criminal

2. a person who provides information: he was the President's financial informer.

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in•form•er

(ɪnˈfɔr mər)

n.

1. a person who informs against another, esp. for money or other reward.

2. a person who communicates information or news; informant.

[1500–10]

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

informer - one who reveals confidential information in return for money betrayer, blabber, squealer, rat canary, fink, snitch, stool pigeon, stoolie, stoolpigeon, sneaker, snitcher, sneak - someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police informant, source - a person who supplies information copper's nark, nark - an informer or spy working for the police supergrass, grass - a police informer who implicates many people

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informer

noun betrayer, grass (Brit. slang), sneak, squealer (slang), Judas, accuser, stool pigeon, nark (Brit., Austral., & N.Z. slang) two men suspected of being police informers

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informer

noun

One who gives incriminating information about others:

informant, tattler, tattletale.

Informal: rat, tipster.

Slang: fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon.

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Translations

مُخْبِر، مُبْلِغ، واشٍ

-kaudavač

angiver

AnklägerInformant

χαφιές

chivato

indicateurinformateurmouchard

feljelentõ

uppljóstrari

informatoredelatore

informētājsziņotājs

angivertyster

udavač

ihbarcımuhbir

告密者

informer

[ɪnˈfɔːməʳ] N → informante mf (pej) → delator(a) m/f, soplón/ona m/f
police informer → informante mf de la policía
to turn informer → convertirse en delator

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

informer

[ɪnˈfɔː^rmə^r] n

(gen) → dénonciateur/trice m/f

(also police informer) → indicateur/trice m/f

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informer

n → Informant(in) m(f), → Denunziant(in) m(f) (pej); police informer → Polizeispitzel m; to turn informer → seine Mittäter verraten

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informer

[ɪnˈfɔːməʳ] n → informatore/trice
to turn informer (Police) → diventare un informatore/trice

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

inform

(inˈfoːm) verb

1. to tell; to give knowledge to. Please inform me of your intentions in this matter; I was informed that you were absent from the office. inlig يُخْبِر، يُعْلِم осведомявам informar informovat in Kenntnis setzen informere; meddele; oplyse πληροφορώinformar teatama آگاه کردن ilmoittaa informer, avertir לְהוֹדִיע सूचना देना, सूचित करना obavijestiti tájékoztat memberi tahu láta vita, tilkynna informare 知らせる 알리다 (kam) pranešti, informuoti informēt; paziņot memberitahu op de hoogte stellenopplyse, meddele, underretteinformować خبر کول informar a informa, a avertiza сообщать informovať obvestiti obavestiti informera บอกให้ทราบ haber vermek, bildirmek 告知 повідомляти, інформувати آگاہ کرنا thông báo 告诉

2. (with against or on) to tell facts to eg the police about (a criminal etc). He informed against his fellow thieves. getuig يُبْلِغ عَن، يوشي съобщавам dar informações udávat, donášet anzeigen angive δίνω πληροφορίες, καταδίδωdenunciar, delatar üles andma لو دادن ilmiantaa dénoncer לְהַלשִין खबर देना, शिकायत करना podnijeti prijavu feljelent vkit mengadukan segja til, bera vitni gegn accusare, denunciare 密告する 통고하다 įskųsti denuncēt; nosūdzēt mengadukan aangeventyste, sladredonieść تشریح کول dar informações a denunţa доносить donášať ovaditi potkazati uppträda som angivare [mot] แจ้งให้ทราบ ihbar etmek, bildirmek 告發 доносити کسی کے خلاف معلومات دینا tố cáo 告发

inˈformant noun

someone who tells or informs. He passed on the news to us, but would not say who his informant had been. informant مُخْبِر информатор informante informátor, -ka der Gewährsmann meddeler πληροφοριοδότηςinformante informant خبرچین tietolähde informateur/-trice מוֹסֵר מֵידָע सूचना देने वाला, सूचक izvjestitelj informátor; adatközlő informan heimildamaður, uppljóstrari informatore, informatrice 情報提供者 통보자, 정보 제공자 informatorius informators; informētājs informan zegsmanhjemmelsmann, kilde, informantinformator خبري ټولونكي informador sursă (de infor­mare) информатор informátor, -ka obveščevalec doušnik sagesman, källa ผู้บอก bilgi veren kimse, ihbarcı 線民，告密者 інформатор; донощик مخبر người cung cấp tin 提供消息的人，密告者

ˌinforˈmation noun

facts told or knowledge gained or given. Can you give me any information about this writer?; the latest information on the progress of the war; He is full of interesting bits of information. inligting مَعلومات информация informação informace; vědomost die Information information; oplysning πληροφορίεςinformación teave اطلاع tieto renseignement, informationמידע सूचना, जानकारी obavijest, informacija felvilágosítás, információ informasi upplÿsingar informazione 情報 정보 informacija informācija; ziņas maklumat informatieopplysning, orientering, informasjoninformacja معلومات informação informaţie; ştire сведения; информация údaj, správa, oznam, informácia informacija informacija information ข่าวสาร bilgi, haber 訊息，資訊 інформація; обізнаність معلومات thông tin 信息，情报，资料

inˈformative (-mətiv) adjective

giving useful information. an informative book. insiggewend غَني بالمَعْلومات информативен informativo instruktivní informativ informerende; oplysende κατατοπιστικός, πληροφοριακόςinformativo teaberikas آموزنده informatiivinen instructif מַקנֶה יֶדַע सूचनात्मक informativan tájékoztató informatif upplÿsandi, fræðandi informativo, istruttivo 情報に富んだ 정보를 제공하는, 유익한 informatyvus informatīvs memberi maklumat leerzaaminstruktiv, informativ, opplysendepouczający آموزنده informativo (cu carac­ter) informativ содержательный informatívny poučen informativan informativ, lärorik ซึ่งให้ความรู้ bilgi verici, aydınlatıcı 提供訊息的 інформативний; повчальний معلوماتی có nhiều thông tin 提供信息的

inˈformer noun

a person who informs against a criminal etc. getuie مُخْبِر، مُبْلِغ، واشٍ доносник informante udavač, -ka der Ankläger angiver πληροφοριοδότης, καταδότηςdelator; informador, chivato ülesandja جاسوس ilmiantaja indicateur/-trice מלשין सूचना दाता prokazivač, doušnik feljelentő informan uppljóstrari informatore, informatrice 密告者 정보 제공자 įskundėjas informētājs; ziņotājs pemberi maklumat verklikkertyster, angiver, sladrehankdonosiciel جاسوس،ځري informador informator осведомитель udavač, -ka ovaduh doušnik angivare คนแจ้งข่าว muhbir, ihbarcı 線民者 інформатор; донощик مخبر người tố cáo 告密者

ˌinformation ˌsuperˈhighway noun

a fast computer channel through which information, pictures etc are sent from one computer to another. inligtingsnelweg قَناة المَعلومات السَّريعه في الكومبيوتر информационна магистрала super estrada da informação informační dálnice die Informationsautobahn informationsmotorvejen δίκτυο υπολογιστών για ταχεία μεταφορά δεδομένων autopista de la información infokiirtee شبکه کامپوتری اطلاعاتی tiedon valtatie autoroute de ll'nformation מידע जानकारी informacijski kanal információs szupersztráda saluran informasi bebas hambatan superstrada informatica 情報スーパーハイワエイ (컴퓨터) 초고속 정보 통신망 informacijos arterija informācijas superlielceļš maklumat elektronik informatiesnelweg elektronisk motorvei autostrada informacyjna انترنت информационный канал с высокой пропускной способностью informačná superdiaľnica informacijska avtocesta protok informacija elektronskim putem digital motorväg ระบบเครือข่าย hızlı kanal 資訊高速公路 надширокополосний канал передачі інформації کمپیوٹروں کے مابین ایک تیز معلوماتی اتصال kênh thông tin 信息高速公路

inforˈmation techˌnology noun

the study and use of electronic systems and computers for storing, analysing and utilizing information. inligtingstegnologie تِكنولوجيا المعلومات информационни технологии tecnologia da informação informační technologie die Informationstechnologie informationsteknologi η τεχνολογία της πληροφορικής, πληροφορικήinformática infotehnoloogia فناوری اطلاعات tietotekniikka informatique מַעֲרכוֹת מֵידָע खबर informatička tehnologija informatika, információtechnológia teknologi informasi informatica 情報通信技術 정보 기술 informacinė technologija informācijas tehnoloģija teknologi maklumat informatietechnologie, informaticainformasjonsteknologi technologia informacyjna دخبرو را ټولولو مسلك информационная технология informačná technológia informacijska tehnologija informaciona tehnologija informationsteknik, informationsteknologi เทคโนโลยีสารสนเทศ bilişim teknolojisi 資訊科技 інформаційна технологія معلومات کی تحلیل اور استعمال کے لیے کمپیوٹروں کا استعمال công nghệ thông tin 信息技术

information does not have a plural: some information ; any information .

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