intelligencer
Americannoun
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a person or thing that conveys information.
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an informer; spy.
noun
Etymology
Origin of intelligencer
First recorded in 1570–80; intelligence + -er 2
Example Sentences
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As Intelligencer columnist Ed Kilgore points out, voters in both NYC and Tucson are worried about the issues in their own districts, not those in a city on the opposite side of the country.
From Salon
As per Margaret Hartmann with New York Magazine's Intelligencer, the gift is "peak spineless groveling."
From Salon
In an interview with Intelligencer, Dr. Angela Rasmussen, a virologist at the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan noted that these exact viral mutations have been seen in bird flu before, nearly two decades ago.
From Salon
West Virginia Press Association President Don Smith told The Intelligencer and Wheeling News Register that Nutting was the “last of the great publishers in the history of newspapers in West Virginia.”
From Seattle Times
Nutting died Friday, according to The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, which published his obituary and a separate story on his death Monday.
From Seattle Times
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