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BNC: 9022 COCA: 7105

informant

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
informant /ɪnˈfoɚmənt/ noun
plural informants
informant
/ɪnˈfoɚmənt/
noun
plural informants
Learner's definition of INFORMANT
[count]
: a person who gives information to the police about secret or criminal activities : informer告发者;告密者;线人
technical : a person who gives information about his or her culture or language to a researcher(为研究者)提供资料的人
BNC: 9022 COCA: 7105

informant

noun

in·​for·​mant in-ˈfȯr-mənt How to pronounce informant (audio)
: a person who gives information: such as
a
b
: one who supplies cultural or linguistic data in response to interrogation by an investigator

Example Sentences

The police were alerted to the plot by a paid informant. We learned the language with the help of a native informant.
Recent Examples on the Web Houston narcotics officer Gerald Goines, who made the 2004 arrest, said Floyd had given the drugs to an unnamed informant. Andrea Salcedo, Anchorage Daily News, 16 Sep. 2022 Houston narcotics officer Gerald Goines, who made the 2004 arrest, said Floyd had given the drugs to an unnamed informant. Andrea Salcedo, Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2022 Now the informant’s credibility has thrown Gonzales’ four-decade-old conviction into doubt. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The case was built on unreliable and false evidence: eyewitness accounts that were later recanted and a jailhouse informant's testimony that was fabricated, according to court records. Kristine Phillips, The Indianapolis Star, 4 May 2022 In Los Angeles, a man under investigation for supplying local gang members with guns allegedly sold an ATF informant a Glock conversion device along with a Glock 9mm pistol and a high-capacity magazine. Scott Glover And Curt Devine, CNN, 30 Aug. 2022 Crucially, Dodd-Frank added a financial incentive to the sometimes-risky practice of becoming an informant. Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 25 Aug. 2022 The victims included an underage girl and a police informant, the DOJ said. Louis Casiano, Fox News, 25 Aug. 2022 Another agent, who supervised a key informant, tried to build a private security consulting firm based in part on some of his work for the FBI, according to a BuzzFeed News report. Mitch Smith, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1641, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of informant was in 1641
BNC: 9022 COCA: 7105

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