Synonyms of 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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informer
• canary
• rat
• collaborator
• betrayer
• snitch
• spy
• stoolie
• whistle-blower
• squealer
• nark
• tattletale
• tattler
• fink
• stool pigeon
• deep throat
• telltale
• talebearer
• snitcher
• rat fink
• snoop
• gossiper
• blabbermouth
• leaker
• snooper
• gossip
• notifier
• blabber

Examples Sentences

Recent Examples of informant

By the time the British — doubly warned by the IRA and by the Palace Barracks, who tipped off Scotland Yard after getting wind of the plan through an informant — get to the bombs, the crew is already at Heathrow. —Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 14 Nov. 2024

Strahovski will star in the lead role as Katharina, a young mother in New York who’s recruited to become an informant. —Kristen Tauer, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024

The next day, the confidential informant let the stepfather know about the plot against him. —Nicole Acosta, People.com, 28 Nov. 2024

In it, Eddie and Badillo try to help a man whose apartment has been taken over by a squatter who also happens to be Jamie’s confidential informant. —Denise Petski, Deadline, 25 Nov. 2024