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Informant

One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies.

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Attester 76% connected

Alt. of Attestor

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Betrayer 76% connected

One who, or that which, betrays.

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Blabber 76% connected

A tattler; a telltale.

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Deponent 76% connected

One who deposes or testifies under oath; one who gives evidence; usually, one who testifies in writing.

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Deposer 76% connected

One who deposes or degrades from office.

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Informer 76% connected

One who informs, animates, or inspires.

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Rat 76% connected

One of several species of small rodents of the genus Mus and allied genera, larger than mice, that infest houses, stores, and ships, especially the N…

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Squealer 76% connected

One who, or that which, squeals.

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Testifier 76% connected

One who testifies; one who gives testimony, or bears witness to prove anything; a witness.

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Beholder 76% connected

One who beholds; a spectator.

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Communicator 76% connected

One who communicates.

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Observer 76% connected

One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomic…

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Perceiver 76% connected

One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb).

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Percipient 76% connected

Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being.

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Speaker 76% connected

One who speaks.

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Talker 76% connected

One who talks; especially, one who is noted for his power of conversing readily or agreeably; a conversationist.

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Utterer 76% connected

One who utters.

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Derivationally related 4

Inform 74% connected

Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

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Inform 74% connected

Without regular form; shapeless; ugly; deformed.

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Witness 74% connected

Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

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Witness 74% connected

Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

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Synonym 3

Source 92% connected

The act of rising; a rise; an ascent.

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Witness 92% connected

Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

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Witnesser 92% connected

One who witness.

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