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
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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.
Recent Examples on the Web
The teenage murderer who cut out part of an informant’s tongue.
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
The associate was really an undercover informant, court records show.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
Prosecutors said Assange published those materials on his site WikiLeaks without properly scrubbing them of sensitive information, putting informants and others at grave risk of harm.
—Naina Rao, NPR, 25 June 2024
So the agent set up a meeting with his informant who had once shared a prison cell with Jennifer's boyfriend.
—Harold Dow, CBS News, 15 June 2024
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Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2024
The associate was really an undercover informant, court records show.
—Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 25 June 2024
Prosecutors said Assange published those materials on his site WikiLeaks without properly scrubbing them of sensitive information, putting informants and others at grave risk of harm.
—Naina Rao, NPR, 25 June 2024
So the agent set up a meeting with his informant who had once shared a prison cell with Jennifer's boyfriend.
—Harold Dow, CBS News, 15 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for informant
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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/informant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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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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