informant 1
noundomain: person
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a person who supplies information
Synonyms
- source 5
a person who supplies information
Hypernym
communicator 1
noun
a person who communicates with others
EnglishDerivationally related form
inform 1
verb
impart knowledge of some fact, state of affairs, or event to
Hyponym
informer 1
noun
one who reveals confidential information in return for money
leaker 1
noun
a surreptitious informant
passive source 1
noun
an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has
whistle blower 1
noun
an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
