intelligencer
English
Etymology
intelligence + -er
Noun
intelligencer (plural intelligencers)
- (dated) A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.
- 1922, Geoffrey Montagu Cookson (transl.), The Suppliant Maidens, page 8 in Four Plays of Aeschylus.
- 'Tis likely that the Princes of this land
Have heard of us from messengers and come
To be their own intelligencers.
- 'Tis likely that the Princes of this land
- 1922, Geoffrey Montagu Cookson (transl.), The Suppliant Maidens, page 8 in Four Plays of Aeschylus.
Usage notes
- Often used in the names of newspapers.
Related terms
Translations
a bringer of intelligence, news, information
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