Plural of informant
regular plural
The plural of informant is informants.
Forms of informant
| Singular | informant /ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | informants |
| Countable | countable |
Informants in a sentence
- One of her chief informants is Alicent’s handmaiden Talya (Alexis Rabin), whose inside info runs so deep that she’s the first to catch wind of Viserys’ death.2022 October 16, Jenna Scherer, “An enticing House Of The Dragon crowns Westeros' new ruler”, in AV Club
- Cutting off the heads of suspected informants does send a clear message.2021, Peter James Ford, Mysticism in Newburyport: Mystic Rider, Balboa Press, →ISBN. From the entry headless horseman
- There are informants in all villages, and they will report on the presence of a documentor.2005, Sam Gregory, Video for change: a guide for advocacy and activism. From the entry documentor
- In cases in which contemporality was difficult to imagine, the informants rejected the combination.1988, Brygida Rudzka-Ostyn, editor, Topics in cognitive linguistics, J. Benjamins, →ISBN, page 583, →ISBN. From the entry contemporality
- All Caribbean politicians have a network of supporters and informants, popularly known as ‘yard-fowls’.1985, Graham Walker, editor, The World Today, London: Royal Institute of International Affairs; Oxford University Press, →ISSN, →OCLC…. From the entry yardfowl
Meaning of informant
- noun One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
- noun 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.
Questions about the plural of informant
- What is the plural of informant?
- The plural of informant is informants.
- Is informant countable?
- Informant is a countable noun.
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