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intelligencer
English
Etymology
intelligence +? -er
Noun
intelligencer (plural intelligencers)
- (dated) A bringer of intelligence (news, information); a spy or informant.
- 1922, Geoffrey Montagu Cookson (transl.), The Suppliant Maidens, page 8 in Four Plays of Aeschylus.
- 'Tis likely that the Princes of this land
Have heard of us from messengers and come
To be their own intelligencers.
- 'Tis likely that the Princes of this land
- 1922, Geoffrey Montagu Cookson (transl.), The Suppliant Maidens, page 8 in Four Plays of Aeschylus.
Usage notes
- Often used in the names of newspapers.
Synonyms
- (bringer of intelligence): informant, spy
Related terms
- intelligence
- intelligent
Translations
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herald
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?h???ld/
Etymology 1
From Middle English herald, herauld, heraud, from Anglo-Norman heraud, from Old French heraut, hiraut (modern French héraut), from Frankish *heriwald, from Proto-Germanic *harjawaldaz, a compound consisting of Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“army”) + *h?welh?- (“to be strong”). Compare Walter, which has these elements reversed.
Noun
herald (plural heralds)
- A messenger, especially one bringing important news.
- The herald blew his trumpet and shouted that the King was dead.
- A harbinger, giving signs of things to come.
- Daffodils are heralds of Spring.
- (heraldry) An official whose speciality is heraldry, especially one between the ranks of pursuivant and king-of-arms.
- Rouge Dragon is a herald at the College of Arms.
- (entomology) A moth of the species Scoliopteryx libatrix.
Synonyms
- (messenger): messenger
- (harbinger): harbinger
- (official whose speciality is heraldry): pursuivant
Related terms
- heraldic
- heraldry
Translations
Verb
herald (third-person singular simple present heralds, present participle heralding, simple past and past participle heralded)
- (transitive) To proclaim or announce an event.
- (transitive, usually passive) To greet something with excitement; to hail.
Synonyms
- (announce): disclose, make known; See also Thesaurus:announce
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
herald (plural heralds)
- Alternative form of hareld (“long-tailed duck”)
Anagrams
- -hedral, Erdahl, Hadler, hardel, hareld, harled
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