Thesaurus: informant

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1. v. t. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies.
2. v. t. One who imparts information or instruction.
3. v. t. One who offers an accusation; an informer. See Informer.
4. n. a person who supplies information
5. n. someone who sees an event and reports what happened
6. 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.
7. n:100 n. a person who supplies information