1. Plural of delator; persons who inform against or accuse others, especially to authorities; informers or accusers.
Usage: formal or legal context; often historical or literary

Examples

• The delators in the trial provided testimony against the defendant.
• Ancient Rome had a system of delators who reported crimes to the magistrates.
• The regime relied on delators to suppress dissent among the population.
• Several delators came forward with evidence of the conspiracy.
• The judge warned the delators to speak only the truth under oath.