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INTELLIGENCER
Etymology
Noun
intelligencer (plural intelligencers)
(dated) A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.
Usage notes
• Often used in the names of newspapers.
Synonyms
• (bringer of intelligence): informant, spy
Source: Wiktionary
In*tel"li*gen*cer, n.
Definition: One who, or that which, sends or conveys intelligence or news; a messenger. All the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies, and all the intelligencers . . . acted solely upon that principle. Burke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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