informant
noun
in·for·mant
in-ˈfȯr-mənt 
: a person who gives information: such as
a
: informer
b
: one who supplies cultural or linguistic data in response to interrogation by an investigator
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.
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He had been suspended for flouting weight regulations, stripped of his informants and demoted to monitoring wiretaps.
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
His lawyers and family deny any gang connections and say the allegations are largely based on information from a 2019 informant.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Former confidential informant Kevin Maher is finally dishing on his involvement in one of the most iconic moments in reality television history: The Real Housewives of New Jersey's infamous season 1 table flip.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In the intervening years, other evidence surfaced, including an informant who implicated Ferguson in 1997 and again in 2016.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2025
His lawyers and family deny any gang connections and say the allegations are largely based on information from a 2019 informant.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Former confidential informant Kevin Maher is finally dishing on his involvement in one of the most iconic moments in reality television history: The Real Housewives of New Jersey's infamous season 1 table flip.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 Apr. 2025
In the intervening years, other evidence surfaced, including an informant who implicated Ferguson in 1997 and again in 2016.
—Robert Salonga, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/informant. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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informant
noun
in·for·mant
in-ˈfȯr-mənt
: informer
Legal Definition
informant
noun
in·for·mant
in-ˈfȯr-mənt
: 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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