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n. One that gives information.

n. One who informs against others; an informer.

n. One who furnishes linguistic or cultural information to a researcher.

n. One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

n. One who provides information about their language.

n. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies.

n. One who imparts information or instruction.

n. One who offers an accusation; an informer. See Informer.

Giving form; transmuting matter by communicating to it a form; informing.

n. One who informs or gives information; an informer.

n. Synonyms Informant, Informer. Informant is special, relating only to a given occasion: as, who was your informant? Informer may be special or general, relating to one occasion or, more commonly, to a practice or occupation, as implying a habit of informing, or a dishonorable betrayal of knowledge gained in confidence. It has acquired odious associations.

n. someone who sees an event and reports what happened

n. a person who supplies information

"The CIA agents killed by an informant is a pretty good indicator that profiling has its limits."

informant act    informant form   

informer   

tipster    tipper    notifier    adviser    teacher    advertizer    teller    appriser    relator    peacher   

dormant    formant   

collaborator    eyewitness    accuser    prosecutor    plaintiff    sympathizer    correspondent    benefactor    accomplice    examiner