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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Lea Garofalo Lea Garofalo was an Italian civilian informant whose break with the ’Ndrangheta ended in her murder.
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Tim Nicholls allegedly confessed the murder plot to another prisoner while awaiting trial, and that man then became an informant and a key witness for the prosecution.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
After being arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) earlier this season, Rue has become a confidential informant, caught between her former boss Laurie (Martha Kelly) and current employer Alamo's (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) crime circles.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The lawsuit also alleges authorities relied on testimony from a jailhouse informant who received benefits in exchange for cooperating, while failing to disclose information that could have undermined his credibility.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 May 2026
Tim Nicholls allegedly confessed the murder plot to another prisoner while awaiting trial, and that man then became an informant and a key witness for the prosecution.
—Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 13 May 2026
After being arrested by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) earlier this season, Rue has become a confidential informant, caught between her former boss Laurie (Martha Kelly) and current employer Alamo's (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje) crime circles.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 11 May 2026
The lawsuit also alleges authorities relied on testimony from a jailhouse informant who received benefits in exchange for cooperating, while failing to disclose information that could have undermined his credibility.
—Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2026
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informer
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.—
Abraham Jiménez Enoa,
The Dial,
19 May 2026
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informant. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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