intelligencer

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Intelligencer \In*tel"li*gen*cer\, n.
   One who, or that which, sends or conveys intelligence or
   news; a messenger.
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         All the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies,
         and all the intelligencers . . . acted solely upon that
         principle.                               --Burke.
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