noun
intelligencer
Intelligencer (noun) means (old-fashioned) Someone who passes on news or secret information; a spy.
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(old-fashioned) Someone who passes on news or secret information; a spy.
"'Tis likely that the Princes of this land Have heard of us from messengers and come To be their own intelligencers."
— “The Suppliant Maidens”, The Suppliant Maidens (1922)
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Etymology
Formed from intelligence and -er.
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What is the meaning of intelligencer?
"intelligencer" (noun) means (old-fashioned) Someone who passes on news or secret information; a spy.
What is another word for intelligencer?
Other words for "intelligencer" include informant, spy.
