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
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Recent Examples of informant
The informants don't trust the police.
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Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
That warrant stated that police had allegedly received a tip from a confidential informant who claimed to have seen large amounts of weed and money at Afroman's home.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Under constant surveillance from informants and prying neighbors, the pair must conceal their enduring love while navigating a society on the brink of collapse, and the promise of newfound freedom.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said Coberg and Cadman lied to the deputy, saying that an informant tipped them off, which prompted the traffic stop.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 21 Mar. 2026
That warrant stated that police had allegedly received a tip from a confidential informant who claimed to have seen large amounts of weed and money at Afroman's home.
—Angeline Jane Bernabe, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026
Under constant surveillance from informants and prying neighbors, the pair must conceal their enduring love while navigating a society on the brink of collapse, and the promise of newfound freedom.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Prosecutors said Coberg and Cadman lied to the deputy, saying that an informant tipped them off, which prompted the traffic stop.
—Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informant
informer
Noun
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.—
Anne Applebaum,
The Atlantic,
23 Jan. 2026
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The whole family is deeply involved in the revolutionary movement: the oldest son disappears into Siberia, never to be seen or heard of again, while the youngest, eighteen, is jailed together with his father, and executed after his cell is exposed by an informer.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Jan. 2026
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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informant. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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