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Definition of informant
: a person who gives information: such asa : informerb : one who supplies cultural or linguistic data in response to interrogation by an investigator
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Examples of informant in a Sentence
The police were alerted to the plot by a paid informant.
We learned the language with the help of a native informant.
Recent Examples of informant from the Web
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According to an affidavit by Kraig Palmer, an investigator with the California Highway Patrol, the investigation was bolstered by a confidential informant who was a member of the Hooligans.
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In 1983, during his second term as governor, Bill Clinton received word from the state police that his brother had been filmed selling cocaine to an informant in a sting operation.
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David A. Oney Jr., 35, was sentenced Wednesday to 10 years in federal prison after selling more than 100 grams of methamphetamine during three transactions to a police informant.
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What Malabed didn't know is that someone was working with the North Slope Borough Police Department as an informant, according to the documents.
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The government sets aside 200 visas a year for informants and witnesses who provide information about criminal organizations and 50 a year for immigrants who assist terrorism investigations.
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Thirty-two stores sold liquor to underage confidential informants over a two-day period leading up to Memorial Day weekend, the Lake County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday.
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The informant said the club is divided into two groups.
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Noriega reportedly served for years as a CIA and Drug Enforcement Administration informant.
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First Known Use of informant
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INFORMANT Defined for English Language Learners
informant
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: a person who gives information to the police about secret or criminal activities
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: a person who gives information about his or her culture or language to a researcher
INFORMANT Defined for Kids
informant
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: a person who gives information especially to accuse or cause suspicion about someone
Law Dictionary
informant
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: one who informs against another; specifically : one who makes a practice especially for money of informing police of others' criminal activities
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