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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-derived
innot, opposite of
+
formform, shape, appearance
+
erone who does, agent
=informer

Common 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.

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