informer

Noun

A person who gives information to another, especially to the authorities or someone in power.

ریشه

Late Middle English from Latin informare ‘shape, describe’, from in- ‘into’ + forma ‘a form’.

مثال

• He was an informer for the FBI.
• The police found their informer reliable.
• The informer's identity was kept secret.

ترکیب‌های رایج

police informer reliable informer secret informer paid informer