- intelligencer
- intelligencer (n.) 1580s, "spy, informant," agent noun from INTELLIGENCE (Cf. intelligence). Meaning "bringer of news" is from 1630s; as a newspaper name from 1640s.
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Intelligencer — may refer to: ; Newspapers * Daily Intelligencer (1849 1871) Atlanta, Georgia, USA * Edwardsville Intelligencer (1862 present) Edwardsville, Illinois, USA * Intelligencer Journal (1794 present) Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA * National… … Wikipedia
Intelligencer — In*tel li*gen*cer, n. One who, or that which, sends or conveys intelligence or news; a messenger. [1913 Webster] All the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies, and all the intelligencers . . . acted solely upon that principle. Burke.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
intelligencer — index harbinger, informant, informer (a person who provides information), spy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
intelligencer — [in tel′ə jən sər] n. Now Rare a person who supplies news or information; esp., a spy or secret agent … English World dictionary
intelligencer — jənsə(r), ˌjen(t)s , ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈjen noun ( s) Etymology: intelligence (I) + er : one that conveys intelligence or news: as a. : a secret agent … Useful english dictionary
Intelligencer Journal — Infobox Newspaper name = caption = The 2008 04 23 frontpage of the Intelligencer Journal . type = Daily, morning format = Broadsheet foundation = 1794 06 17 owners = Steinman family political = Democratic headquarters = 8 West King Street,… … Wikipedia
intelligencer — noun Date: 1581 1. a secret agent ; spy 2. a bringer of news ; reporter … New Collegiate Dictionary
intelligencer — /in tel i jeuhn seuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that conveys information. 2. an informer; spy. [1570 80; INTELLIGENCE + ER2] * * * … Universalium
intelligencer — noun A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant … Wiktionary
intelligencer — in tel·li·genc·er || ɪn tÉ™lɪdÊ’É™nsÉ™(r) n. spy, informer, secret agent; person who provides intelligence or news; thing that transmits information … English contemporary dictionary
