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Synonyms of informant

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Another word for informant is consultant. Other synonyms of informant are sneak, tattler, stooge, CI and accuser.

Synonyms and similar words for informant

nounA native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant...

nounMore synonyms

  • accuserOne who accuses; one who brings a charge of crime or fault.
  • beeferA police informer.
  • bewrayerA betrayer or divulger.
  • bigmouthOne who talks too much or says things which should not be said.
  • blabberA person who blabs; a tattler; a telltale.
  • canaryAn informer or snitch; a squealer.
  • CIOne of the Classical Chinese poetry forms.
  • fink slangAn informer.
  • fizgig AustraliaA police informer, a stool pigeon, someone employed by police to entrap someone else or provoke them to commit a crime.
  • gossip
  • grass UKAn informer; snitch, police informer; one who betrays a group (of criminals, etc) to the authorities.
  • informer
  • juratA medieval informant: a man sworn to provide information about crimes committed in his neighborhood.
  • leak
  • mole
  • narc
  • narkA police spy or informer.
  • nonce UK, slang
  • outer
  • peacherOne who peaches or informs on another; an informer.
  • quislingA traitor who collaborates with the enemy.
  • rat slangAn informant or snitch.
  • ratfink slang
  • sneakAn informer; a tell-tale.
  • snitch slang
  • snout UK
  • squealerAn informant.
  • state's evidenceCourt testimony from a person involved in a criminal activity case, implicating other people in crimes, usually given...
  • stoogeA secret informant for police.
  • stool pigeonAn informer to the authorities, especially one who gives up criminal associates.
  • stoolieA stool pigeon.
  • supergrass UKAn informer providing substantial quantities of information on criminal or terrorist activities to the police.
  • tattlerOne who tattles (notifies authorities of illicit behavior) or is inclined to do so; a tattletale.
  • tattletaleOne who tattles (reports others' wrongdoings), often a child seeking attention.
  • telltale titA telltale; one who tattles.
  • telltale
  • tout Ireland
  • whistleblower
  • abaddon archaicAn informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.
  • blabtale obsoleteAn informant.
  • blabtongue obsoleteAn informant.
  • finger US, rare
  • rooster obsolete, slangAn informer.
  • sycophant obsolete

Meaning of informant

  1. noun One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
  2. 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.

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Questions about synonyms of informant

What is another word for informant?
Informant has 45 synonyms on Word.ws, such as consultant, sneak, tattler, stooge, CI, accuser and blabber.
What does informant mean?
Informant means one who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

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