Thesaurus results for 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

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Recent Examples of informant Meanwhile, Owen’s former girlfriend Hannah moved on with a new boyfriend for him only to turn out to be a Korean informant, leading to a blunt conversation with Owen as she was being held at a CIA site. —

Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2025 In one of the drug cases, an undercover officer and confidential informant went to the Higher Ground area in November and made contact with a 52-year-old man. —

Mara H. Gottfried, Twin Cities, 29 Jan. 2025 Then there is Joseph Vincent, 57, an ex-DEA informant and like Solages a Haitian American. —

Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2025 Among the new policies implemented, jail informants must now be approved by the sheriff, and informants used in prosecutions have to be vetted by an internal review committee in the district attorney’s office. —

Salvador Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for informant