Informant — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who supplies information

someone who sees an event and reports what happened

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnfˈɔːɹmənt/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪnfˈɔːmənt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪnfˈɔːmənt/

3 syllables Say it as /ɪnfˈɔːɹmənt/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

witness source witnesser

Word Forms

inform	verb	impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to
witness	verb	be a witness to

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

informateur

une personne qui fournit des informations

🇪🇸Spanish

informante

una persona que proporciona información

🇮🇹Italian

informatore

una persona che fornisce informazioni

🇵🇹Portuguese

informante

uma pessoa que fornece informações

🇷🇺Russian

информатор

человек, предоставляющий информацию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूचना देनेवाला

एक व्यक्ति जो जानकारी प्रदान करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

তথ্যদাতা

একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি তথ্য সরবরাহ করেন

🇮🇳Tamil

தகவல் தருபவர்

தகவலை வழங்கும் ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

సమాచారం ఇచ్చేవాడు

సమాచారాన్ని అందించే వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

माहिती देणारा

माहिती पुरवणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

માહિતી આપનાર

એક વ્યક્તિ જે માહિતી પૂરી પાડે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾಹಿತಿದಾರ

ಮಾಹಿತಿಯನ್ನು ಒದಗಿಸುವ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിവരദാതാവ്

വിവരങ്ങൾ നൽകുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੂਚਨਾ ਦੇਣ ਵਾਲਾ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਜਾਣਕਾਰੀ ਪ੍ਰਦਾਨ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مخبر

ایک شخص جو معلومات فراہم کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

线人

提供信息的人

🇯🇵Japanese

情報提供者

情報を提供する人

🇰🇷Korean

피조사자

정보를 제공하는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người cung cấp thông tin

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้แจ้ง

บุคคลที่ให้ข้อมูล

🇮🇩Indonesian

informan

orang yang memberikan informasi

🇵🇭Filipino

impormante

isang taong nagbibigay ng impormasyon

🇲🇾Malay

pemberi maklumat

orang yang membekalkan maklumat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

مخبر

الشخص الذي يقدم المعلومات

🇮🇷Persian

خبرچین

شخصی که اطلاعات را ارائه می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

muhbir

bilgi sağlayan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

מודיע

אדם המספק מידע

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The primary meaning of 'informant' is 'a person who supplies information'.

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'informant' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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