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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Prosecutors say some of that information, including details on informants and sensitive investigations, was included in his unpublished manuscript.
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Before a warrant is issued, an officer must attest that the request for it is not based on information from informants who have provided false information that has led to negative raids in the past, the bill states.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Outside of bugging homes and offices, as well as torturing and imprisoning individuals, one of the main ways the Stasi went about doing this was by forcing citizens to act as informants.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
Everything unravels for her after a rotten run-in with the law turns her into an informant.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
Before a warrant is issued, an officer must attest that the request for it is not based on information from informants who have provided false information that has led to negative raids in the past, the bill states.
—Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 19 Mar. 2025
Outside of bugging homes and offices, as well as torturing and imprisoning individuals, one of the main ways the Stasi went about doing this was by forcing citizens to act as informants.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 8 Mar. 2025
Everything unravels for her after a rotten run-in with the law turns her into an informant.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 7 Mar. 2025
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 2 Apr. 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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