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Definition of Informant

Informant
Informant In*form"ant, n. [L. informans, -antis, p. pr. of informare. See Inform, v. t.] 1. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies. [Obs.] --Glanvill. 2. One who imparts information or instruction. 3. One who offers an accusation; an informer. See Informer. [Obs. or R.] It was the last evidence of the kind; the informant was hanged. --Burke.

Meaning of Informant from wikipedia

- Look up informant  or stool pigeon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An informant (also called an informer or, as a slang term, a "snitch", "rat", "canary"...
- The Informant! is a 2009 American biographical black comedy film directed by Steven Soderbergh. Written by Scott Z. Burns, the film stars Matt Damon as...
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- An informant is a person who provides privileged information to an agency. Informant may also refer to: Informant (linguistics), a native speaker who provides...
- In psychiatry, an informant is someone who can report on a case without causing observer effects. For example, informants may be family members or friends...
- William O'Neal (April 9, 1949 – January 15, 1990) was an American FBI informant in Chicago, Illinois, where he infiltrated the local Black Panther Party...
- 2005). The Informant. Yale University Press. doi:10.12987/yale/9780300106350.001.0001. ISBN 978-0-300-10635-0. Jonathan Yardley. "THE INFORMANT: The FBI...
- Confidential Informant is a 2023 American thriller film written by Michael Oblowitz, Michael Kaycheck and Brooke N****er, directed by Oblowitz and starring...
- Boundless Informant (stylized as BOUNDLESSINFORMANT) is a big data analysis and data visualization tool used by the United States National Security Agency...
- informant who turns King's evidence, often in return for protection and immunity from prosecution. In the British criminal world, police informants have...