Synonyms for informer
Most common
informant narc betrayer tattletale whistleblower complainant
Definitions
- n. 1
One who informs someone else about something.
Forms
- Plural
- informers → informants, rats, betrayers, narcs…
Example sentences
- informant I have reason to believe Tom is an FBI informant.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| informer | falling | |
| informant | steady | |
| narc | rising | |
| betrayer | rising | |
| tattletale | rising | |
| whistleblower | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- rat1
- 4 letters
- fink1, narc1
- 5 letters
- grass1, snake1, sneak1
- 6 letters
- canary3, snitch1
- 7 letters
- accuser3, blabber2, tattler2, stoolie
- 8 letters
- betrayer, squealer
- 9 letters
- informant3
- 10 letters
- tattletale
- 11 letters
- complainant3
- 13 letters
- whistleblower4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (canary3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- délateur