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.
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But the service had one key informant — a man given the code name Shaul.
—
Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The case was being retried because a state appeals court ruled that a sworn statement from a jailhouse informant wasn’t allowed to be heard during the original November 2017 trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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Mark Mazzetti Jonathan Davis Anna Diamond David Mason, New York Times, 16 May 2024
The case was being retried because a state appeals court ruled that a sworn statement from a jailhouse informant wasn’t allowed to be heard during the original November 2017 trial.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 15 May 2024
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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/informant. Accessed 20 May. 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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