informant

in·for·mant

noun \in-ˈfȯr-mənt\

Definition of INFORMANT

: a person who gives information: as a : informer b : one who supplies cultural or linguistic data in response to interrogation by an investigator

Examples of INFORMANT

1. The police were alerted to the plot by a paid informant.
2. We learned the language with the help of a native informant.

First Known Use of INFORMANT

1657

Related to INFORMANT

Synonyms: betrayer, canary [slang], deep throat, fink, informer, nark [British], rat, rat fink, snitch, snitcher, squealer, stoolie, stool pigeon, talebearer, tattler, tattletale, telltale, whistle-blower

Related Words: collaborator; blabber, blabbermouth, gossip, gossiper, leaker; snoop, snooper, spy; notifier

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Rhymes with INFORMANT

nondormant