An informant is the individual whose responsibility, designated by law, is to report to the local registrar the fact of the occurrence of a vital event and to provide all the information and character [..]

1690s, "someone who supplies information," from Latin informantem (nominative informans), present participle of informare "train, instruct, educate" (see inform). Occasionally as & [..]

person who supplies information, usually covertly.

In folklore studies, anthropology, and linguistics, an informant is the local individual who tells the folklorist a folktale, explains a custom to an anthropologist, or who responds to an interview or [..]

The person who provides the information found on a death certificate. This individual is usually the spouse, a child or other close relative of the deceased.

one who informs against another ;specif : one who makes a practice esp. for money of informing police of others' criminal activities

(n) a person who supplies information(n) someone who sees an event and reports what happened

intentor

Any person who communicates information; not an informer.

The person from whom the recording was collected. The singer often does not consider himself a performer, but as a carrier of the traditional culture in which he or she has grown up.

A person, usually a police officer, who brings a criminal charge against another.

Person who supplies information.

The police officer or government official (for example, a ticket inspector) who charged you and who will give evidence against you in court.

The person who supplies a list of the eligible elements within the selected unit. For example, many in-person surveys select a sample of housing units at the penultimate stage of selection. Interviewe [..]

In anthropological fieldwork, someone who provides information.

===Noun=== ====one who reveals information to an authority==== =====Synonyms===== abaddon|a police informant accuser|one who brings accusation against bigmouth|one incapable of resisting talking; on [..]

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