informer

英 [ɪnˈfɔːmə(r)]

美 [ɪnˈfɔːrmər]

n. (向警方或其他当局的)告密者; 线人

复数：informers　

Collins.1 / BNC.15395 / COCA.17392

牛津词典

noun

（向警方或其他当局的）告密者；线人
a person who gives information to the police or other authority

N-COUNT 告密者;线人
Aninformeris a person who tells the police that someone has done something illegal.
1. ...two men suspected of being police informers.
  被怀疑是警方线人的两名男子

noun

one who reveals confidential information in return for money
Synonym:betrayerratsquealerblabber

The informer provided very important clues for us.
线人给我们提供了非常有价值的线报。
Game Informer: Sony and Microsoft are placing a focus on expanding the gaming audience.
游戏情报：索尼公司和微软正在放一个焦点在扩大游戏玩家（数量）。
An informer denounced him to the police.
检举人已向警方告发他。
How did they find out he was our informer!
他们怎么会知道他是我们的线人？
The method greatly reduces centralized control, enhancing informer cooperation among individual store, distribution center, and suppliers.
这一方法大大减少了集权控制，加强了各商店、配货中心与供应商之间频繁的非正式合作。
I would never act as an informer against you.
我永远也不会做对你不利的告密者。
It's true that I was an informer, but I didn't kill the daughter.
我确实是告密者，但是我没有杀死他的女儿。
He could always claim Sollozzo was an informer he was meeting.
他随时都可以声称索洛佐是他要去会见的一个告密的人。
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.
为警察作信息人或欺骗的人。
However, the legitimacy of the informer of criminal investigation is suspected because of its secret and infringement of right.
但是由于其实施的秘密性与易侵权性，其正当性也遭到了质疑。