as in informer
a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing
the FBI is working closely with informants to find out about the subversive group
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Recent Examples of informant
The devices were hidden in a pack of cigarettes, the informant’s watch, and a cellphone.
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
However, some members of the Hole in the Wall Gang got busted in 1981 for stealing from a home furnishings store, and Cullotta — one of those busted — became an informant.
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Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
In 2020, for example, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed that their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages.
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Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
According to his plea agreement with prosecutors, Doyle sold a Glock pistol to an undercover informant on May 20, 2025 — part of a series of transactions on Chicago’s South Side that led to his arrest on July 7, 2025, a few days after the shooting at his daughter’s party.
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Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Keith O’Brien,
New Yorker,
25 June 2026
However, some members of the Hole in the Wall Gang got busted in 1981 for stealing from a home furnishings store, and Cullotta — one of those busted — became an informant.
—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
In 2020, for example, the high court ruled that Muslim men who claimed that their religious rights were violated for being placed on the government’s no-fly list after refusing to serve as FBI informants could sue the FBI agents for damages.
—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
According to his plea agreement with prosecutors, Doyle sold a Glock pistol to an undercover informant on May 20, 2025 — part of a series of transactions on Chicago’s South Side that led to his arrest on July 7, 2025, a few days after the shooting at his daughter’s party.
—
Sam Charles,
Chicago Tribune,
22 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for informant
informer
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One of State Security’s main goals, as well as a central source of its strength, is turning civilians into informers.
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And so every regime invests in having student informers.
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“Informant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/informant. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.
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