informer

Other forms of informer

plural

informers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about informer

What does informer mean?

informer means "one who reveals confidential information in return for money".

How many syllables are in informer?

informer has 3 syllables: in-for-mer. The stress falls on "for". In IPA it is /ˌɪnˈfɔɹmɚ/.

What is another word for informer?

Close synonyms include betrayer, rat, squealer, blabber. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is informer a common word?

informer is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with informer?

4 words rhyme with informer. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.