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

The informer said that one of the gang would have a revolver.
通报者透露匪徒中有一人手中有枪。
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。
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。
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）。
You said even if I haven't an informer's nature, you'd force me to help you.
你是说就算我没有当线人的天分，你也会逼我帮你的。
Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police.
为警察作信息人或欺骗的人。
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 informer provided very important clues for us.
线人给我们提供了非常有价值的线报。
How did they find out he was our informer!
他们怎么会知道他是我们的线人？