- police informant
- person who provides the police with information about various illegal activities
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
police informant
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informant — in·for·mant /in fȯr mənt/ n: one who informs against another; specif: one who makes a practice esp. for money of informing police of others criminal activities Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. informant … Law dictionary
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informant — UK [ɪnˈfɔː(r)mənt] / US [ɪnˈfɔrmənt] noun [countable] Word forms informant : singular informant plural informants 1) someone who secretly gives information about someone to the police or someone in authority 2) someone who gives information about … English dictionary
informant — noun Informant is used after these nouns: ↑police … Collocations dictionary
informant — in|for|mant [ınˈfo:mənt US o:r ] n 1.) someone who secretly gives the police, the army etc information about someone else = ↑informer ▪ One of the witnesses was a paid informant for the FBI. 2.) technical someone who gives information about their … Dictionary of contemporary English
informant — noun (C) 1 someone who gives secret information about someone else, especially to the police: The FBI were warned about the spy ring by a paid informant. compare informer 2 technical someone who gives information about their language, social… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
informant — noun One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer. Syn: blabber, gossip, narc, stool pigeon, tattletale … Wiktionary
informant — in|form|ant [ ın fɔrmənt ] noun count someone who secretly gives information about someone to the police or someone in authority: INFORMER … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
