informer

== English == === Alternative forms === informor (obsolete, rare) informour (obsolete, rare) === Etymology === Inherited from Middle English enformour, from Anglo-Norman enfourmour; equivalent to inform +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: in‧form‧er Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)mə(ɹ) === Noun === informer (plural informers) One who informs someone else about something. A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity. One who informs, animates, or inspires. 1729, Alexander Pope, Prologue to Sophonisba (by James Thomson Nature, informer of the poet's art. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:informant ==== Translations ==== === See also === name names === Anagrams === reinform, reniform == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin īnfōrmāre. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛ̃.fɔʁ.me/ === Verb === informer to inform; to enlighten; to impart knowledge (upon) (reflexive) to inquire; to ask; to get information ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== information former === Further reading === “informer”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Verb === īnfōrmer first-person singular present passive subjunctive of īnfōrmō == Middle English == === Noun === informer alternative form of enformour == Norwegian Bokmål == === Verb === informer imperative of informere