as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
the FBI is working closely with informants to find out about the subversive group
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Recent Examples of informant
Instead, the administration released documents purporting to show Abrego Garcia’s ties to the MS-13 gang, an accusation that rests largely on a tip from one confidential informant.
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
That man would also become an FBI informant in the case, according to the document.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 20 May 2025
After his arrest, Snake works with law enforcement to become an informant but ultimately sets them up.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Instead, top administration officials have claimed Abrego Garcia is a member of the gang MS-13, citing allegations from a confidential informant.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 16 May 2025
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Rebecca Beitsch, The Hill, 21 Apr. 2025
That man would also become an FBI informant in the case, according to the document.
—Christina Coulter, People.com, 20 May 2025
After his arrest, Snake works with law enforcement to become an informant but ultimately sets them up.
—Carrie Wittmer, Vulture, 19 May 2025
Instead, top administration officials have claimed Abrego Garcia is a member of the gang MS-13, citing allegations from a confidential informant.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informant
informer
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Singh says that the Kashmir policy of India's Hindu nationalist government has alienated residents of Kashmir, and cost the Indian army its vital network of local informers.—
Omkar Khandekar,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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The book’s cast of characters is immense, including spies and informers, dubious bankers, Mafiosos, terrorists, radical priests who support the poor, and conservatives who back right-wing dictators.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informant. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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