informer

英 [ɪnˈfɔːmə(r)]

美 [ɪnˈfɔːrmər]

n.  (向警方或其他当局的)告密者; 线人

复数：informers　

GRETEM8法律

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

柯林斯词典

• 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

英英释义

noun

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

双语例句

• An informer denounced him to the police.
  检举人已向警方告发他。
• 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）。
• Around the time of the first attack, police said Injaz was an informer and a criminal with a record of property and drug offenses who had run into financial and legal troubles.
  在第一次袭击发生之时，警察说因扎兹是个密告者和有财产和毒品犯罪记录的罪犯。他曾陷入财务和法律困难。
• Whatever you're paying your informer, it's not enough.
  你给线人多少酬劳都是不够的。
• The stutterer spoke of an informer. here* At the mill.
  那个结巴说这里，磨坊里有一个内奸。
• He also publishes the Las Vegas Informer, a free paper that lists telephone numbers for his dancing troupe.
  他还出版登有其舞蹈团电话号码的免费报纸《拉斯维加斯快报》。
• 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。
• The informer provided very important clues for us.
  线人给我们提供了非常有价值的线报。
• An informer denounced him to the police ( as a terrorist).
  检举人已向警方告发他（是恐怖分子）。
• The group claimed that he was an informer to the secret police.
  那群人声称他专事向秘密警察告密。