informant

Meaning

1. One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
2. A native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information.

Synonyms

informer

source

witness

witnesser

snitch

denunciator

accuser

squealer

relator

respondent

snitcher

stool pigeon

storyteller

sue

suitor

tattletale

whistle-blower

whistleblower complaint

accuse

informanter

blabbermouth

communicator

complainant

denouncer

grass

intelligencer

narrator

Translations

informateur

informante

informatore

Informant

delatore

πληροφοριοδότης

informatrice

spia

sicofante

intentor

Gewährsmann

informant

Informantin

témoin

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɪnˈfɔːmənt/

Etymology

From inform + -ant.