informer

Noun

 * 1) One who informs someone else about something.
 * 2) A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.
 * 3) One who informs, animates, or inspires.
 * 4) * 1729,, Prologue to Sophonisba (by
 * Nature, informer of the poet's art.

Synonyms

 * See Thesaurus:informant

Translations

 * Catalan: ,
 * Czech: informátor
 * Finnish:
 * Galician: informante
 * German:, , Tippgeber,
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: συκοφάντης
 * Hebrew: מלשין
 * Italian: ,
 * Kurdish:
 * Central Kurdish: ئاگادار
 * Kyrgyz: билмелөөчү
 * Maori: kaiwhakaatu
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese:, informador
 * Russian:, ,
 * Spanish: ,
 * Tagalog: tagahimaton, impormador, impormadora


 * Belarusian: дано́счык, дано́счыца
 * Bulgarian:, доно́сница, доно́сничка
 * Czech:, udavačka
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, Verpfeifer, Ausplauderer
 * Gothic: 𐍆𐌴𐍂𐌾𐌰
 * Greek:
 * Hebrew: מַלְשִׁין,
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: brathadóir
 * Italian:
 * Latin: dēlātor
 * Old English: melda
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Russian:, ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: brathadair
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Tagalog: tagahimaton, impormador, impormadora
 * Ukrainian:, доно́щиця
 * Yiddish: מסור

Etymology
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Verb

 * 1) to inform; to enlighten; to impart knowledge (upon)
 * 2)  to inquire
 * 1)  to inquire