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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of informant

The role will give him access to vast amounts of highly sensitive intelligence, as well as the daily flotsam of rumor, speculation and false accusations that F.B.I. agents receive from informants and the public. —Devlin Barrett, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025

In 1985, Tortora was accused by several alleged ex-mobsters turned informants and state witnesses of being part of a Neapolitan crime syndicate dedicated to drug trafficking. —Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 Feb. 2025

The actual murder sounds much more like a spontaneous crime of passion than the work of a veteran hitman exacting punishment on a guy suspected of being an FBI informant. —Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2025

Gledhill allegedly told the informant he was buried somewhere north of their Cottonwood Heights home, per the detention hearing. —Toria Sheffield, People.com, 2 Mar. 2025