intelligencer

English

Etymology

intelligence +‎ -er

Noun

intelligencer (plural intelligencers)

1. (dated) A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.
   • 1922, “The Suppliant Maidens”, in Geoffrey Montagu Cookson, transl., Four Plays of Aeschylus, page 8:

     'Tis likely that the Princes of this land
     Have heard of us from messengers and come
     To be their own intelligencers.

Usage notes

• Often used in the names of newspapers.

Synonyms

• (bringer of intelligence): informant, spy

Related terms

• intelligence
• intelligent

Translations

a bringer of intelligence, news, information

• Bulgarian: разузнавач m (razuznavač), информатор (bg) m (informator)
• German: Zuträger (de)