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INFORMER
informer, betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber
(noun) one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
informer (plural informers)
One who informs someone else about something.
A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.
One who informs, animates, or inspires.
Synonyms
• See informant
Anagrams
• reinform, reniform
Source: Wiktionary
In*form"er, n. Etym: [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)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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