V-Mann

contact man, go-between, undercover agent (working for the police or a secret service)

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfaʊ̯ˌman/

Etymology

Clipping of Verbindungsmann (or Vertrauensmann), from Verbindung (“connection”) + Mann (“man”)

Concepts

denouncers

informer

delator

whistle-blower

Synonyms

Spitzel

Kontaktmann

Schnüffler

Verbindungsfrau

Polizei-Informant

Verbindungsmann

Zuträger

Polizeispitzel

Zuträgerin

Denunziant

V-Person

Informant

Petze

Schlapphut

Verräter

VP

Konfident

Verbindungsperson

Translations

delator

καταδότης

πληροφοριοδότης

indic

mouchard

dénonciateur

chiacchierone

delatore

spia

delatrice

spione

ئاگادار

quadruplator

klikspaan

delator