Noun:

காட்டிக்கொடுப்பவன், காட்டிக்கொடுப்பவள்,

informer's Usage Examples:

In 1691, desiring to compromise Halifax, he discredited himself by the patronage of an informer named Fuller, soon proved an impostor.

The act of 1670 gave to informers a pecuniary interest (they were to have one-third of the fine imposed) in hunting down Nonconformists who broke the law, and this and other statutes were unduly strained to secure convictions.

He was, in fact, informed of every detail, through Fulvia, the mistress of Curius, one of the plotters,who was himself soon persuaded to turn informer.

After considerable hesitation, the deputies decided to turn informers.

On the breaking out of the Rye House Plot, of which neither he, Essex, nor Sidney had the slightest knowledge, he was accused by informers of promising his assistance to raise an insurrection and compass the death of the king.

Oratory is no longer an independent voice appealing to sentiments of Roman dignity, but the weapon of the "informers" (delatores), wielded for their own advancement and the destruction of that class which, even in their degeneracy, retained most sympathy with the national traditions.

To obtain convictions the evidence of an informer was wanted, and the person selected was James Carey, a member of the Dublin Corporation and a chief contriver of the murders.

Hearsay evidence and the testimony of the perjured informer Lord Howard, whom Sidney had been instrumental in introducing to his friends, were first produced.

Shadwell suggests that the real meaning is "fig-discoverer," not "fig-informer," referring to the blackmailer who discovers the "figs" (that is, the money) of the rich man and forces him to hand it over by the threat of bringing a criminal accusation against him.

He also encouraged informers and persecuted suspects on their unsupported statements.

In order to remove a summary conviction, it was necessary to serve notice both on the convicting magistrate and on the informer.

The Gestapo was used to track down these enemies of the state, greatly helped by ordinary german informers.

Synonyms:

stool pigeon, canary, source, nark, informant, sneaker, fink, supergrass, rat, snitch, stoolpigeon, blabber, stoolie, grass, sneak, squealer, betrayer, copper"s nark, snitcher,

Antonyms:

uncover, fold, refrain, ride, unconcealed,