Informant

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Informant

[ɪnfɔʁˈmant]

Rhymes with ant

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latinisierende Bildung des 20. Jahrhunderts zu informieren

noun Informantin · Informant · Informanten

Person oder Institution/Organisation, die vertrauliche Informationen weitergibt „Die Mail endet mit dem Angebot, eine merkwürdige Geschichte über die Liaison von Informant und Redaktion könne exklusiv erworben werden.“

In English

ear slang: police informant
snitch informer, one who betrays his group
nark police spy
informer one who informs
informant one who relays confidential information

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"Informant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/informant. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Informant. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/de/informant

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"Informant." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/informant.

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@misc{informant_2026,
  title = {Informant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/informant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}