An informer, or informant, is a person who provides privileged information to an agency. Informer may also refer to: The Sub-Saharan Informer, a Pan-African weekly newspaper Informer (newspaper), a Serbian daily "Informer" (song), a 1992 song by Snow from 12 Inches of Snow Common informer, a historical concept in English law abolished in 1951 The Informer (novel), a 1925 novel by Liam O'Flaherty The Informers, a 1994 short story anthology Informer Computer Terminals, a defunct computer terminal company The Washington Informer, an African-American weekly newspaper in Washington, D.C. Film and television The Informer (1912 film), an American dramatic short directed by D. W. Griffith The Informer (1929 film), a British dramatic part-talkie directed by Arthur Robison, based on the Liam O'Flaherty novel The Informer (1935 film), an American drama by John Ford, also based on the Liam O'Flaherty novel The Informers (1963 film), a British crime film by Ken Annakin, released in the U.S. as Underworld Informers The Informer (TV series), a British series broadcast in 1966 and 1967 featuring Ian Hendry The Informer (1980 film), a Hong Kong action drama from Shaw Brothers Studio The Informers (2008 film), an American ensemble drama by Gregor Jordan, based on the Bret Easton Ellis short stories Informer (TV series), a British series broadcast in 2018 The Informer (2019 film), an American drama by Andrea Di Stefano See also Informant (disambiguation) The Informant (disambiguation)