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
Prosecutors said Coberg and Cadman lied to the deputy, saying that an informant tipped them off, which prompted the traffic stop.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The Islamic State member was plotting an attack in the United States and believed it would be carried out by the informant and Jalloh, court documents said.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Women were central — as planners, fighters, informants, protectors, logisticians, and spiritual anchors.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Jailhouse informant pointed to Puckett The events that led to his death began the evening of March 12, 1998 — not March 13, as originally presented at trial.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The Islamic State member was plotting an attack in the United States and believed it would be carried out by the informant and Jalloh, court documents said.
—Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 12 Mar. 2026
Women were central — as planners, fighters, informants, protectors, logisticians, and spiritual anchors.
—Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 8 Mar. 2026
Jailhouse informant pointed to Puckett The events that led to his death began the evening of March 12, 1998 — not March 13, as originally presented at trial.
—Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 4 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informant
informer
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The whole family is deeply involved in the revolutionary movement: the oldest son disappears into Siberia, never to be seen or heard of again, while the youngest, eighteen, is jailed together with his father, and executed after his cell is exposed by an informer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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