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in·form·ant 
[in-fawr-muhnt] Pronunciation Key
[in-fawr-muhnt] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person who informs or gives information; informer. |
| 2. | a person who supplies social or cultural data in answer to the questions of an investigator. |
| 3. | Linguistics. a native speaker of a language who supplies utterances and forms for one analyzing or learning the language. |
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| in·for·mant
(ĭn-fôr'mənt) Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| informant | |
noun | |
| 1. | a person who supplies information |
| 2. | someone who sees an event and reports what happened [syn: witness] |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: in·for·mant
Pronunciation: in-'for-m&nt
Function: noun
: one who informs against another; specifically : one who makes a practice esp. for money of informing police of others' criminal activities
Main Entry: in·for·mant
Pronunciation: in-'for-m&nt
Function: noun
: one who informs against another; specifically : one who makes a practice esp. for money of informing police of others' criminal activities
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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