Synonyms for informant

Most common

witness · accuser · witnesser

All synonyms

Noun

Antonyms

accomplice

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Definitions

1. n. 1

   One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

Related words

Is a kind of

betrayer

Forms

Plural

informants → witnesses, accusers, witnessers, informers…

Example sentences

• witness Have you ever served as a witness in a court case?
• accuser A guilty conscience needs no accuser.
• outer People can live in superstructures in outer space.
• canary I still have many friends from the Canary Islands.
• informer Tom found out that John was a police informer.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

tout¹

5 letters

outer²

6 letters

source¹, finger², canary³, tattle², beefer

7 letters

witness², accuser³, tattler²

8 letters

informer³

9 letters

witnesser

10 letters

consultant³

11 letters

infiltrator⁴

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (outer² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

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