informer
🇬🇧 UK/in'fɒ:mә/🇺🇸 US
GREA2
Definitions
n.
A person who secretly reports information about others to the police or authorities.
告密者,线人,检举人
🧩 Root Breakdown
Root-derivedCommon Collocations
- 1.police informer警察线人
- 2.FBI informer联邦调查局线人
- 3.[confidential] informer[保密的]线人
Example Sentences
- 1.
The police planted an informer inside the criminal network to gather intelligence.
- 2.
He became an informer after realizing the extent of the organization's crimes.