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intelligencer (iou)



intelligencer noun. M16.
[from INTELLIGENCE + -ER1, perh. after French intelligencier.]
A person who conveys intelligence or information; spec. an informer, a spy, a secret agent. arch. M16.
A bringer of news, a messenger, an informant. arch. exc. (Intelligencer) in titles of newspapers. L16.