"informant" meaning in All languages combined

See informant on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ [UK], /ɪnˈfɔrmənt/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-I learned some phrases-informant.wav [UK] Forms: informant [singular], informants [plural]
Etymology: inform + -ant Etymology templates: {{ety-suffix|inform|ant}} inform + -ant Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An informant is a person who gives secret information to someone such as the police.
    Sense id: simple-informant-en-noun-lxX0Majl
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms suffixed with -ant
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