Thesaurus results for INTELLIGENCERS

intelligencers

noun

plural of intelligencer

as in reporters

a person employed by a newspaper, magazine, or radio or television station to gather, write, or report news the student journalist asked questions as probing as those of a seasoned intelligencer

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a person who tries secretly to obtain information for one country in the territory of another usually unfriendly country as the nation's top intelligencer, the director of the CIA should have been more skeptical of the information he was being fed

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Noun

In a statement read to reporters Friday, Kenda Freeman said her son, Kaylub Giamanco, shot the gunman in Thursday's attack at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend.

— HAVEN DALEY, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
When the interview ended, Zacharia said hello to a crowd of reporters gathered outside, but declined to answer any questions.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporters

Noun

The federal indictment identifies instructions directing undercover Cuban spies not to fly with Brothers to the Rescue around the time of the attack.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
The Houthis had also been forcibly recruiting large numbers of children and Ethiopian migrants, using them as human shields, spies and for dangerous mine-planting.

— Harriet Marsden, TheWeek, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of spies

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After Palestinian medics took Levine away, the attackers charged again and hit several journalists with rocks.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Breaking through this boredom — especially when hosting influencers and journalists who have so often been there and done that — is perhaps easier said than done.

— Noor Lobad, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalists

Noun

The operatives were also directed to obtain information about the Brothers to the Rescue aircraft and upcoming flights.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Kenney said the movement also became more professional, building organizations, raising money and drawing in political operatives with campaign and fundraising experience.

— ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of operatives

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Tory Burch excels at activating her frow-goers, dispatching content creators like Tefi Pessoa and Kennedy Eurich as correspondents, who saturate social media with guest interviews and interactions.

— Joan Kennedy, Vogue, 12 Oct. 2026
Our correspondents live around the world and bring a global perspective to their work.

— Stephanie Hanes, Christian Science Monitor, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of correspondents

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Belgal was shot by ICE Thursday, according to NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who said agents surrounded the man and a 5-year-old child in his car before firing multiple times.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026
On the other hand, those whiz-bang AI agents could simply shift companies’ existing software spending rather than actually grow it as hoped.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of agents

Noun

The kingdom, and its neighbors like the UAE and Qatar, have pitched themselves as not just sources of capital, but as a safe home for trillions in financial assets, data centers, and new industries.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 19 Oct. 2026
Skydance, a small production company founded by David Ellison in 2006, has turned into a media giant that unites not only two legacy Hollywood studios but also broadcasting, streaming, and news network assets.

— David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of assets

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So and his lead co-stars Choi Dae-hoon and Yoon Kyung-ho formed the perfect trio of lethal secret agents masquerading as bumbling middle-aged dads, displaying remarkable chemistry.

— Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
It's been nearly a decade since The Night Manager ensnared viewers in its sticky web of arms dealers, secret agents, and dodgy bureaucrats.

— Allison DeGrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Jan. 2026

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