turn informer

Frequency: 6.88.1 per million words

To betray a group by becoming an informer.

informerVERB + informer

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turn

Examples (10)

  • One of the gang members had turned informer.
  • The suspect eventually agreed to turn informer for the police.
  • After his arrest, he was given an ultimatum: turn informer or face a long prison sentence.
  • She refused to turn informer, even under immense pressure.
  • There were rumors that their former leader had secretly turned informer.
  • The organization had a strict policy against anyone who would turn informer.
  • He considered whether to turn informer to save his own skin.
  • By turning informer, she endangered her family.
  • If you turn informer, you will be protected.
  • The detective tried to persuade the captured criminal to turn informer.