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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Informer \In*form"er\, n. [From {Inform}, v.] 1. One who informs, animates, or inspires. [Obs.] --Thomson. Nature, informer of the poet's art. --Pope. 2. One who informs, or imparts knowledge or news 3. (Law) One who informs a magistrate of violations of law; one who informs against another for violation of some law or penal statute. {Common informer} (Law), one who habitually gives information of the violation of penal statutes, with a view to a prosecution therefor. --Bouvier. Wharton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: informer n : one who reveals confidential information in return for money [syn: {betrayer}, {rat}, {squealer}]
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