informer An informant (also called an informer or, as a slang term, a "snitch", "rat", "canary", "stool pigeon", "stoolie", "tout" or "grass", among other terms) is a person who provides privileged information, or (usually damaging) information inten ...

, or informant, is a person who provides privileged information to an agency. Informer may also refer to: *''

The Sub-Saharan Informer ''The Sub-Saharan Informer'' is a Pan-Africanism, Pan African newspaper produced weekly across several countries of Sub-Saharan Africa. It was established in 1999 or 2000 References External links

* English-language newspapers published ...

'', a Pan-African weekly newspaper * ''Informer'' (newspaper), a Serbian daily * "Informer" (song), a 1992 song by Snow from ''12 Inches of Snow'' *

Common informer The Common Informers Act 1951 ( 14 & 15 Geo. 6. c. 39) is an act of the United Kingdom Parliament that abolishes the principle of, and procedures concerning a common informer. Background A common informer was a person who provided evidence ...

, a historical concept in English law abolished in 1951 * ''The Informer'' (novel), a 1925 novel by Liam O'Flaherty *''

The Informers ''The Informers'' is a collection of short stories, linked by the same continuity, written by American author Bret Easton Ellis. The collection was first published as a whole in 1994. Chapters 6 and 7, "Water from the Sun" and "Discovering Ja ...

'', a 1994 short story anthology *

Informer Computer Terminals Informer Computer Terminals, Inc., originally Informer, Inc., and later Informer Computer Systems, Inc., was a privately held American computer company active from 1971 to 2007. It manufactured computer terminal, data terminals that could commun ...

, a defunct computer terminal company *''

The Washington Informer ''The Washington Informer'' is a weekly newspaper published in Washington, D.C. ''The Informer'' is female-owned and is targeted at the African-American population of the D.C. metropolitan area. The publisher is Denise Rolark Barnes, whose fath ...

'', an African-American weekly newspaper in Washington, D.C.

Film and television

* ''The Informer'' (1912 film), an American dramatic short directed by D. W. Griffith * ''The Informer'' (1929 film), a British dramatic part-talkie directed by Arthur Robison, based on the Liam O'Flaherty novel * ''The Informer'' (1935 film), an American drama by John Ford, also based on the Liam O'Flaherty novel * ''The Informers'' (1963 film), a British crime film by Ken Annakin, released in the U.S. as ''Underworld Informers'' * ''The Informer'' (TV series), a British series broadcast in 1966 and 1967 featuring Ian Hendry *''The Informer'' (1980 film), a Hong Kong action drama from

Shaw Brothers Studio Shaw Brothers (HK) Limited () was the largest film production company in Hong Kong, operating from 1925 to 2011. In 1925, three Shaw brothers— Runje, Runme, and Runde—founded Tianyi Film Company (also called "Unique") in Shang ...

* ''The Informers'' (2008 film), an American ensemble drama by Gregor Jordan, based on the Bret Easton Ellis short stories *

Informer (TV series) ''Informer'' is a British television drama series, created and written by Rory Haines and Sohrab Noshirvani and produced by Neal Street Productions for the BBC. The six-part series stars Paddy Considine, Bel Powley, Nabhaan Rizwan, and Jess ...

, a British series broadcast in 2018 * ''The Informer'' (2019 film), an American drama by Andrea Di Stefano

Film and television

See also