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

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