Meanings of common informer in English

My opinion is that the snail is no better than a spy and a common informer.

But when that is no longer available, the common informer must be disarmed if the manager is to enjoy security.

This disqualification of the common informer should be extended to the initiation of all proceedings of a censorial character against theatres.

But merry as he was, he turned his back upon Te-te, the tomtit, and chief of the spies, disdaining the acquaintance of a common informer.

Combine this with the abolition of the common informer's power to initiate proceedings, and you will have gone as far as seems possible at present.

How low he must have fallen, since the common informers disdained to associate with him!

The only difference is that the Common Informer may be paid if he tells the truth.

Besides, you make me feel like an eavesdropper- acommoninformer, and that sort of thing, you know.

He was called the Common Informer.

The only difference is that the House of Commons really is low and vulgar; and the Common Informer isn't.

Charges of fraud and extortion were brought against tradesmen of good character, in consequence of the great inducements held out to common informers.

The mob hated the common informers as bitterly as a well-dressed crowd at a race-course in our own time hates a "welsher."

"A man as gives up someone for a reward is no better than a common informer," went on Bunting obstinately.

"Go on," said I, feeling my toes tingling to kick this man, who could suppose Tim Gallagher a common informer.