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

Babeuf was betrayed by an informant, put on trial in 1797, and eventually acquitted of conspiracy, but he was executed for committing his ideas about inequality to print. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 30 June 2026

In addition, investigators working for Duncan’s legal team interviewed a jailhouse informant who recanted his earlier trial testimony that Duncan had confessed to the crime. — Richard A. Webster, ProPublica, 29 June 2026

The devices were hidden in a pack of cigarettes, the informant’s watch, and a cellphone. — Keith O’Brien, New Yorker, 25 June 2026

In 2020, for example, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed that their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages. — Maureen Groppe, USA Today, 23 June 2026