informer

Etymology

inform + -er

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.
    1729, Alexander Pope, Prologue to Sophonisba (by James Thomson Nature, informer of the poet's art.

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