INFORMANT Synonyms
There are 10 hypernyms of the word informant. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for INFORMANT
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| source | nounn | |||||||
noun • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • a document (or organization) from which information is obtained • anything that provides inspiration for later work • a facility where something is available • a person who supplies information • someone who originates or causes or initiates something • (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system • anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to verb • get (a product) from another country or business • specify the origin of | ||||||||
| betrayer | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||||
| informer | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority | ||||||||
| insider | nounn | |||||||
noun • an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations | ||||||||
| mole | nounn | |||||||
noun • spicy sauce often containing chocolate • the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites • a spy who works against enemy espionage • a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away • small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet | ||||||||
| rat | nounn | |||||||
noun • any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse • someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike • a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure verb • desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage • employ scabs or strike breakers in • take the place of work of someone on strike • give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat • catch rats, especially with dogs • give away information about somebody | ||||||||
| snitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police verb • take by theft • give away information about somebody | ||||||||
| spy | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors • a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people verb • catch sight of • watch, observe, or inquire secretly • catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes • secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage | ||||||||
| tipster | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) | ||||||||
| whistleblower | nounn | |||||||
noun • an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it | ||||||||
| witness | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • someone who sees an event and reports what happened • a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) • testimony by word or deed to your religious faith • (law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature • (law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law verb • be a witness to • perceive or be contemporaneous with | ||||||||
| witnesser | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who sees an event and reports what happened | ||||||||
