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

Now they know of things only an informer could have told them.
他们知道了一些事情，除非是叛徒告诉他们的。
The guy's an informer, an undercover cop or something.
这人是个卧底或者便衣警察。
Prentice saw Goss fall in behind the informer.
普伦蒂斯看见戈斯走在密探身后。
Whatever you're paying your informer, it's not enough.
你给线人多少酬劳都是不够的。
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。
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）。
When there seemed to be countenance given to it, he would turn informer.
只要看样子有人支持，他就会成为告密者。
He dreaded being seen by them, I think, as an informer.
我觉得他是担心被他们视为告密者。
How did they find out he was our informer!
他们怎么会知道他是我们的线人？