informant C2 Topic:People & Society US /ɪnˈfɔɹmənt/ UK /ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ See IPA manual Freq #8407 Meanings 1 noun A person who secretly gives information, especially to the police. The police arrested the gang thanks to an informant. 2 noun A person who supplies information for research or a study. The researcher interviewed several informants about local customs. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who secretly gives... sourceinformer 2 noun · a person who supplies... source More abaddonaccuserbeeferbewrayerbigmouthblabberblabtaleblabtonguecanaryciconsultantfinger Word family Forms informants Derived forms disinformantmisinformantmultiinformant Related forms gossiper Etymology AI details From inform + -ant. Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # informant **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɪnˈfɔɹmənt/ **IPA (UK):** /ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ **Frequency rank:** 8407 ## Meanings 1. A person who secretly gives information, especially to the police. 2. A person who supplies information for research or a study. ## Examples - The police arrested the gang thanks to an informant. - The researcher interviewed several informants about local customs. ## Synonyms - abaddon - accuser - beefer - bewrayer - bigmouth - blabber - blabtale - blabtongue - canary - ci - consultant - finger ## Derived Forms - disinformant - misinformant - multiinformant ## Related Forms - gossiper ## Etymology From inform + -ant. ## AI Etymology Informant is formed from inform + -ant. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. Current senses include a person who secretly gives information, especially to the police and a person who supplies information for research or a study. The wider family includes derived forms such as disinformant, misinformant, and multiinformant; related words such as gossiper. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown