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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One of the sources, Maya Bradshaw, eventually directed the undercover agent and informant to Rocky’s, a store on Hemphill Street, according to a criminal complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Fort Worth.
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
The documents show that RFK was a voluntary informant.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
Defense lawyers raised concerns about the informant during the trial, but the judge allowed proceedings to continue, finding no wrongdoing by prosecutors.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
But the team is waiting, having leaned on their confidential informants to build up a makeshift arsenal, and a firefight ensues.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
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Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
The documents show that RFK was a voluntary informant.
—Arkansas Online, 13 June 2025
Defense lawyers raised concerns about the informant during the trial, but the judge allowed proceedings to continue, finding no wrongdoing by prosecutors.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
But the team is waiting, having leaned on their confidential informants to build up a makeshift arsenal, and a firefight ensues.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 21 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informant
informer
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The court can instruct the jury to view with caution the testimony of, say, an informer or a drug addict.—
Daniel Arkin,
NBC news,
10 June 2025
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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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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informant. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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