Definitions
a person who supplies information
Word origin
From inform + -ant.
Used in a sentence
“One of her chief informants is Alicent’s handmaiden Talya (Alexis Rabin), whose inside info runs so deep that she’s the first to catch wind of Viserys’ death.”
“The informant learns his language by formal training and, more importantly, by constant exposure to its use. He cannot repeat to the linguist what he has never seen or heard.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“confidential source”9 letters
02“Tipster”9 letters
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