informant

Speech parts

1. informant - Noun

2. informant - Verb

Meaning

One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies.

One who imparts information or instruction.

One who offers an accusation; an informer. See Informer.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

source witness witnesser encyclopedia scout canary canaries Indic informer fink plant grass dictionary rat reporter
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Antonyms

patriot party ally pupil listener student
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Hypernyms

speaker communicator observer beholder talker perceiver

Hyponyms

informer grass rat mole squealer betrayer

Phrases with the word

undercover informant

Examples

Looking for an entirely reliable informant is like looking for a chaste mistress. Cassandra Clare

I can't reveal my informant. Anneli Jaatteenmaki

I don't know of any case that involves computer hacking where there were multiple defendants charged where there wasn't an informant on the case. Kevin Mitnick

I write for the people I grew up with. I took extreme pains for my book to not be a native informant. Not: 'This is Dominican food. This is a Spanish word.' I trust my readers, even non-Spanish ones. Junot Diaz

According to Clarke, their informant feared that the stone might be stolen if French soldiers saw it. Source: Internet

A confidential informant is someone who claimed to have witnessed an event or have hearsay information, but whose identity is being withheld from at least one party (typically the criminal defendant). Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

informally informalwear informance informate informateur informatic