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.

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