Synonyms of informant

informant

noun

in-ˈfȯr-mənt 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informer
• canary
• reporter
• rat
• snitch
• betrayer
• stoolie
• squealer
• nark
• tattler
• tattletale
• stool pigeon
• fink
• spy
• snitcher
• deep throat
• rat fink
• talebearer
• telltale
• tipster
• discloser
• gossiper
• notifier
• blabbermouth
• snoop
• leaker
• whistleblower
• snooper
• gossip
• exposer
• blabber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of informant

The informant cut a deal with prosecutors to record Vaughn and testify against him in exchange for drug charges against him being dropped. — Brett Barrouquere, Arkansas Online, 30 Aug. 2026

Remember those jailhouse informants who claimed Kezer had confessed? — Peter Henderson, CBS News, 26 Aug. 2026

Detectives relied on confidential informants to bust the operation – an informant who purchased drugs from Robinson blew the operation open. — Kelsie Cairns, FOXNews.com, 23 Aug. 2026

To pursue Combs’ alleged involvement, Davis was brought in as a confidential informant and flown to New York to meet a man who was supposed to deliver the payment. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026