Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

informer

/ɪnˈfɔːɹ.məɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: in-form-er
IPA: /ɪnˈfɔːɹ.məɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who informs someone else about something.

noun

A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.

noun

One who informs, animates, or inspires.

Example Sentences

"Being an informer often meant living in fear."
"The police relied on an informer to catch the gang."
"He acted as an informer during the rebellion."
"1729, Alexander Pope, Prologue to Sophonisba (by James Thomson Nature, informer of the poet's art."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English enformour, from Anglo-Norman enfourmour; equivalent to inform + -er.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: enformour, enfourmour
Suffix: inform

Inflected Forms

informers (plural) informor (alternative) informour (alternative)

Phrases

name names

Frequently Paired Words

name names

Synonyms

informant betrayer rat squealer blabber

Rhymes With

former performer warmer transformer reformer dormer stormer ormer

Questions

How do you pronounce informer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈfɔːɹ.məɹ/.
What does informer mean?: One who informs someone else about something.
Where does informer come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce informer

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