informant
noun
informants
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pluralof informant.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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In 1962, a full 17 percent of the membership was reported to be federal informants.
From Slate ● Sep. 18, 2026
A former director at the Southern Poverty Law Center was arrested for allegedly overseeing secret payments to informants from white supremacist groups, federal authorities said Wednesday.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
Security expert Abdullahi Abdullahi said he believed armed groups are not just getting help from security forces, but from civilian informants.
From BBC ● Jul. 27, 2026
It said they identified those behind the abduction and dismantled their support network, including informants and hideouts in the Old Oyo National Park forest.
From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026
Based on leads from informants and from circumstantial evidence, the private detectives began to develop a crystalline theory of the crime.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
