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To put the point sharply: If an informer in the French underground who sent a friend to the torture chambers of the Gestapo was equally a victim, then there can be no right or wrong in life that I understand.
Albert Maltz

Meaning of "informer" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF INFORMER

informer  [ɪnˈfɔːmə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFORMER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Informer is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFORMER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Informer

Informer or nark may refer to: ▪ Informant, a member of a one organization who gives another organization information about the group ▪ Common informer, a historical concept in English law abolished in 1951 ▪ Informant, a person who provides information about a psychiatric patient ▪ Informant, a native speaker acting as a linguistic reference for a language being studied ▪ The Informer, a 1925 novel by Liam O'Flaherty ▪ The Informers, a 1994 short story anthology ▪ "Informer", a song by Snow from 12 Inches of Snow ▪ Informer, a Serbian daily newspaper ▪ The Washington Informer, an African-American weekly newspaper in Washington, D.C. In films and television: ▪ The Informer, a film by D. W. Griffith ▪ The Informer, a film by Arthur Robison ▪ The Informer, a film by John Ford ▪ The InformersThe InformersThe Informer, a Shaw Brothers film ▪ The Informer, a TV series featuring Ian Hendry...

Definition of informer in the English dictionary

The definition of informer in the dictionary is a person who informs against someone, esp a criminal. Other definition of informer is a person who provides information.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFORMER


autotransformer
ˌɔːtəʊtrænsˈfɔːmə
barnstormer
ˈbɑːnstɔːmə
benchwarmer
ˈbɛntʃwɔːmə
conformer
kənˈfɔːmə
counterreformer
ˌkaʊntərɪˈfɔːmə
deformer
dɪˈfɔːmə
dormer
ˈdɔːmə
former
ˈfɔːmə
korma
ˈkɔːmə
misinformer
ˌmɪsɪnˈfɔːmə
nonperformer
ˌnɒnpəˈfɔːmə
Norma
ˈnɔːmə
ormer
ˈɔːmə
performer
pəˈfɔːmə
reformer
rɪˈfɔːmə
sixth-former
ˈsɪksθfɔːmə
stormer
ˈstɔːmə
transformer
trænsˈfɔːmə
trauma
ˈtrɔːmə
warmer
ˈwɔːmə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFORMER

information retrieval
information retrieval system
information science
information scientist
information service
information superhighway
information technology
information theory
information warfare
informational
informationally
informative
informatively
informativeness
informatorily
informatory
informed
informedly
informidable
informingly

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFORMER

affirmer
armer
brainstormer
charmer
confirmer
dewormer
farmer
firmer
gentleman-farmer
harmer
legwarmer
opinion former
pig farmer
snake charmer
step-down transformer
step-up transformer
Sturmer
termer
the former
wormer

Synonyms and antonyms of informer in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «INFORMER»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «informer» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of informer

Translation of «informer» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFORMER

Find out the translation of informer to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of informer from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «informer» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

告密者
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

informador
570 millions of speakers

English

informer
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुखबिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخبر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

информера
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

delator
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুপ্তচর
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

indicateur
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pemberi maklumat
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Informant
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

通報者
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

정보원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Informer
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lính mật thám
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தகவல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

खबरदार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

muhbir
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

informatore
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

informator
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

інформера
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

informator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πληροφοριοδότης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

informant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

angivare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

informant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of informer

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFORMER»

The term «informer» is very widely used and occupies the 13.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «INFORMER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «informer» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «informer» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about informer

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2 QUOTES WITH «INFORMER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word informer.
1
Whittaker Chambers
On that road of the informer, it is always night. I cannot ever inform against anyone without feeling something die within me. I inform without pleasure, because it is necessary.
2
Albert Maltz
To put the point sharply: If an informer in the French underground who sent a friend to the torture chambers of the Gestapo was equally a victim, then there can be no right or wrong in life that I understand.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFORMER»

Discover the use of informer in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to informer and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Informer
This realistic novel of the Dublin underworld is generally conceded to be Mr. O' Flaherty's most outstanding book.
Liam O'Flaherty, 2006
2
Informer: The Wars of Men
No civilization was ever constructed without the treachery of powerful men, intended on profitting and controlling governments.
Rhoan Flowers, 2010
3
The Informer
I will go on doing that for as long as it takes. The Informer is Sean O'Callaghan's story. It is the story of a courageous life lived under the constant threat of discovery and its fatal consequences.
Sean O'Callaghan, 1999
4
Informer 001: The Myth of Pavlik Morozov
As Druzhnikov piecedtogether the story about Morozov's life, death, and legacy, itbecame clear that the campaign to keep Morozov a hero was centrallydirected.
Yuri Druzhnikov, Eiiurii Druzhnikov, 2012
5
The Informer: A Novel
Forging a survival-based friendship in pre-World War II Berlin, a beautiful but scarred young prostitute and the lame teen who negotiates with her clients interact with a series of power-hungry men who promote corrupt agendas.
Craig Nova, 2011
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Deadly Farce: Harvey Matusow and the Informer System in the ...
Robert M. Lichtman and Ronald D. Cohen draw on FBI records, court transcripts, personal interviews, private papers, and other primary sources, most never before utilized, to describe the unusual role of ex-Communist informer-witnesses ...
Robert M. Lichtman, Ronald D. Cohen, 2004
7
The informer
A stage adaptation of Liam O'Flaherty's novel, The Informer, about a Judas-like character's emotional and moral breakdown, set in Dublin's underworld.
Thomas Murphy, Liam O'Flaherty, 2008
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Readings in the Philosophy of Law
Lon. L. Fuller. "The. Problem. of. the. Grudge. Informer". Appendix to The Morality of Law (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1969) Study Questions 1. Does Hart offer persuasive criticisms of Austin's. By a narrow margin you have been ...
Keith Culver, 1999
9
The Informer
When an unscrupulous stockbroker loses his job, he agrees to infiltrate his former rival's company as an industrial spy
Akimitsu Takagi, 1999
10
The United Irishmen: The informer. Correspondence of the ...
He was also reported to have been an informer, though it is certain he was not an United Irishman. A few evenings after, his murderer also shot a man near the county of Down end of the Long Bridge, who was immediately tossed into the river.
Richard Robert Madden, Vincent Fleming O'Reilly, 1916

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFORMER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term informer is used in the context of the following news items.
1
You'll Be Able To Trade Your Halo 5 Collector's … - Game Informer
When Microsoft and 343 Industries announced the Halo 5: Guardians collector's edition, fans were a bit confused. All of the regular trappings ... «Game Informer, Jul 15»
2
The Informer's 2015 NFL Fantasy Football Preview: Part One | Tru …
“Hey Informer, it is July 16th and you have yet to give us any sort of fantasy football preview. What gives you freaking bum? Do you not realize ... «Tru School Sports, Jul 15»
3
TRAINWRECK Movie Review - Las Vegas Informer
trainwreck-movie-poster-bill-hader By Victoria Alexander, Film Critic. Las Vegas Informer. Not as raunchy as you want it to be. Amy, don't go the ... «Las Vegas Informer, Jul 15»
4
Soulless economics - Las Vegas Informer
Austerity, the brutal tool of neoliberal capitalism, stands up to Greek democracy and stares it down. Oh well. We're remarkably comfortable with ... «Las Vegas Informer, Jul 15»
5
Live in Truth - Las Vegas Informer
“The human capacity to 'live in truth,' . . . is the nuclear weapon that gives power to the powerless. —Michael Zantovsky, writing about Vaclav ... «Las Vegas Informer, Jul 15»
6
Harrogate Railway's pre-season friendlies | Harrogate Informer
Harrogate Railway's preparations for the 2015/16 season were kick-started this week with two pre-season friendlies against high quality ... «Harrogate Informer, Jul 15»
7
The Huge Witcher 3 Patch Is Rolling Out Over The … - Game Informer
The mammoth patch for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is starting to become available. Readers have reported that it is available now on Xbox One. «Game Informer, Jul 15»
8
June 2015 NPD: All Good News As Batman Leads … - Game Informer
The June NPD numbers are out, and while the data tells a familiar tale for the leading current-gen consoles, everyone has reasons to be happy. «Game Informer, Jul 15»
9
Banjo & Kazooie Make Grisly Cameo In Yooka … - Game Informer
For more Banjo-Kazooie action, watch the Game Informer play the N64 classic on Replay. [Source: Mashed via Grant Kirkhope's Twitter]. «Game Informer, Jul 15»
10
Curse Is Giving Away Guaranteed Access To The … - Game Informer
If you're interested in trying out the wall-busting, hostage-saving Rainbow Six Siege, you can get a code for guaranteed access right now. «Game Informer, Jul 15»

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