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in⋅form⋅er

  [in-fawr-mer]
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–noun
1. a person who informs against another, esp. for money or other reward.
2. a person who informs or communicates information or news; informant.
Origin:
1350–1400; ME; see inform 1 , -er 1

in⋅form

2  [in-fawrm]
–adjective Obsolete.
without form; formless.
Origin:
1545–55; < L informis formless, deformed, equiv. to in- in- 3 + -formis -form
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in·form·er   (ĭn-fôr'mər)   
n.  An informant, especially one who informs against others, often for compensation.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

inform 
1320, "to train or instruct in some specific subject," from L. informare "to shape, form, train, instruct, educate," from in- "into" + forma "form." Sense of "report facts or news" first recorded 1386. Informative "instructive" is from 1655. Informer "one who gives information against another" (especially in ref. to law-breaking) is from 1503.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: in·form·er
Function: noun
: INFORMANT
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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