intelligencer en · NOUN
Etymology
From intelligence + -er.
Meanings
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(dated) A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.
'Tis likely that the Princes of this land Have heard of us from messengers and come To be their own intelligencers.
1922, “The Suppliant Maidens”, in Geoffrey Montagu Cookson, transl., Four Plays of Aeschylus, page 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| intelligencers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
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Synonyms
spy (bringer of intelligence) · informant (bringer of intelligence)
Translations (3)
bg информатор (a bringer of intelligence, news, information) · de Zuträger (a bringer of intelligence, news, information) · bg разузнавач (a bringer of intelligence, news, information)