informant
noun
in·for·mant
in-ˈfȯr-mənt 
: a person who gives information: such as
a
: informer
b
: one who supplies cultural or linguistic data in response to interrogation by an investigator
Examples of informant in a Sentence
The police were alerted to the plot by a paid informant.
We learned the language with the help of a native informant.
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The actual murder sounds much more like a spontaneous crime of passion than the work of a veteran hitman exacting punishment on a guy suspected of being an FBI informant.
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Gledhill allegedly told the informant he was buried somewhere north of their Cottonwood Heights home, per the detention hearing.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
In one conversation, the informant allegedly discussed plans to re-sell the guns to rival Norteño and Sureño gangs with Roberts and Thurston.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Guillermo, now a CIA informant, continues to force his son to help him with covert missions, which complicates his life.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
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Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025
Gledhill allegedly told the informant he was buried somewhere north of their Cottonwood Heights home, per the detention hearing.
—Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025
In one conversation, the informant allegedly discussed plans to re-sell the guns to rival Norteño and Sureño gangs with Roberts and Thurston.
—Nate Gartrell, The Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2025
Guillermo, now a CIA informant, continues to force his son to help him with covert missions, which complicates his life.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/informant. Accessed 17 Mar. 2025.
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informant
noun
in·for·mant
in-ˈfȯr-mənt
: informer
Legal Definition
informant
noun
in·for·mant
in-ˈfȯr-mənt
: one who informs against another
specifically
: one who makes a practice especially for money of informing police of others' criminal activities
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