intelligencer

[ in-tel-i-juhn-ser ]

noun

1. a person or thing that conveys information.
2. an informer; spy.

intelligencer

/ ɪnˈtɛlɪdʒənsə /

noun

1. archaic.
   an informant or spy

Word History and Origins

Origin of intelligencer¹

First recorded in 1570–80; intelligence + -er ²

Example Sentences

The couple are on the editorial board of and sometimes write for the far-right, pro-Russia website Intelligencer, which produces pro-Russian views about the war in Ukraine, alongside far-right disinformation about the U.S. election and vaccines.

From Slate

New York Magazine’s The Intelligencer ran a Wednesday story headlined “The Case for Biden to Drop Kamala Harris,” a day after Washington Post columnist David Ignatius suggested that the Biden-Harris ticket is a loser.

From Washington Times

West Virginia Press Association President Don Smith told The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register that Nutting was the “last of the great publishers in the history of newspapers in West Virginia.”

From Seattle Times

Nutting died Friday, according to The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, which published his obituary and a separate story on his death Monday.

From Seattle Times

He had entrusted the letter to an actor friend, who was to deliver it to the National Intelligencer for publication.

From Literature

Related Words

• agent
• detective
• informer
• investigator
• mole
• operative
• secret agent
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• undercover agent