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    In·form·ant
    /inˈfôrm(ə)nt/

    noun

    • 1. a person who gives information to another.
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  2. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › informantinformant noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

    informant. noun. /ɪnˈfɔrmənt/. a person who gives secret information about someone or something to the police or a newspaper synonym informer a police informant The reporter refused to reveal the identity of his informant.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › informantINFORMANT | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    INFORMANT definition: someone who gives information to another person: . Learn more.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › informantINFORMANT definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    6 days ago · informant. (ɪnfɔːʳmənt ) Word forms: plural informants. 1. countable noun. An informant is someone who gives another person a piece of information. [formal] 2. countable noun. An informant is the same as an informer . Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › informantinformant | definition in the Cambridge Learner’s Dictionary

    informant meaning: someone who gives information to another person: . Learn more.

  6. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › informantinformant | meaning of informant in Longman Dictionary of ...

    informant meaning, definition, what is informant: someone who secretly gives the police, t...: Learn more.

  7. www.collinsdictionary.com › english-word › informantINFORMANT - Find out everything about this English word | Collins

    Definitions of 'informant' 1. An informant is someone who gives another person a piece of information. [formal] [...] 2. An informant is the same as an informer . [...] More. Synonyms of 'informant' • source, authority [...] More. Collocations with 'informant' local informant police informant. Examples of 'informant' in a sentence.

  8. www.oed.com › dictionary › informant_adjinformant, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more | Oxford ...

    1. A person who communicates knowledge of a particular fact… 2. † That which informs (inform, v. III.8a); an animating or… informant, a. and n. in OED Second Edition (1989) adjective. 1632–. Philosophy. Of a form ( form n. I.4a ): constituting the inherent and inseparable essence of the thing it determines. Cf. informing adj., inform v. III.8.

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