# informer

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,318

## Definitions
1. One who informs someone else about something.
2. A person who tells authorities about improper or illegal activity.
3. One who informs, animates, or inspires.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English enformour, from Anglo-Norman enfourmour; equivalent to inform + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **inform** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inform-vs-informer)
- **informed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/informed-vs-informer)
- **informal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/informal-vs-informer)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ifnormer`, `infformer`, `infomrer`, `inforemr`, `informerr`, `informmer`, `informre`, `inforrmer`, `infromer`, `innformer`, `inofrmer`, `niformer`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/informer