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informant
" They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of the items based upon the course readings and lecture material on folklore theory and method."
Alan Dundes

Meaning of "informant" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

PRONUNCIATION OF INFORMANT

ɪnˈfɔːmənt


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF INFORMANT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Informant is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES INFORMANT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Informant

An informant is a person who provides privileged information about a person or organization to an agency. The term is usually used within the law enforcement world, where they are officially known as confidential or criminal informants, and can often refer pejoratively to the supply of information without the consent of the other parties with the intent of malicious, personal or financial gain. However, the term is used in politics, industry and academia.

Definition of informant in the English dictionary

The definition of informant in the dictionary is a person who gives information about a thing, a subject being studied, etc.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH INFORMANT

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE INFORMANT

informable · informal · informal settlement · informal vote · informalities · informality · informally · informatician · informatics · information · information age · information architecture · information bureau · information centre · information content · information desk · information exchange · information gathering · information highway · information industry

WORDS THAT END LIKE INFORMANT

adamant · calmant · claimant · clamant · counterclaimant · declaimant · geomant · polysemant · proclaimant · reclaimant · transhumant

Synonyms and antonyms of informant in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «informant» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF INFORMANT

Find out the translation of informant to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of informant from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «informant» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

信息提供者
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

informante
570 millions of speakers
en

English

informant
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

मुखबिर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

مخبر
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

информатор
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

informante
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

সংবাদদাতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

informateur
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Informan
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Informant
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

資料提供者
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

정보원
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Informan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cung cấp thông tin
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

தகவல்
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

अनौपचारिक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

muhbir
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

informatore
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

informator
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

інформатор
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

informator
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πληροφοριοδότη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

informant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

informant
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

informant
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of informant

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «INFORMANT»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of informant
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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about informant

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2 QUOTES WITH «INFORMANT»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word informant.
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Alan Dundes
They do not merely collect texts; they must also gather data about the context and the informant and, above all, write an analysis of the items based upon the course readings and lecture material on folklore theory and method.
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Alan Dundes
Their term project consists of a fieldwork collection of folklore that they create by interviewing family members, friends, or anyone they can manage to persuade to serve as an informant.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «INFORMANT»

Discover the use of informant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to informant and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Informant
This is the gripping account of how a corporate golden boy became an FBI mole and went on to double-cross both the authorities and his employers in one of the most extraordinary cases of global corporate corruption of the last thirty years.
Kurt Eichenwald, 2012
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The Informant: A True Story
Meticulously researched and richly told by New York Times senior writer Kurt Eichenwald, The Informant re-creates the drama of the story, beginning with the secret recordings, stakeouts, and interviews with suspects and witnesses to the ...
Kurt Eichenwald, 2001
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The Informant: A True Story
Offers the story of a senior executive at a powerful American company, who served as a government informant to uncover an international conspiracy but who, at the same time, embezzled millions of dollars from the company.
Kurt Eichenwald, 2009
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The Informant: A True Story
Meticulously researched and richly told by New York Times senior writer Kurt Eichenwald, The Informant re-creates the drama of the story, beginning with the secret recordings, stakeouts, and interviews with suspects and witnesses to the ...
Kurt Eichenwald, 2009
5
Confidential Informant: Law Enforcement's Most Valuable Tool
NYPD and the Manhattan District Attorney were very upset with the Bureau over their recalcitrance, but the Feds were within their rights, and one suspects if the situation was reversed and NYPD had made the promise to their informant, they ...
John Madinger, 1999
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The Informant: The FBI, the Ku Klux Klan, and the Murder of ...
div In The Informant, historian Gary May reveals the untold story of the murder of civil rights worker Viola Liuzzo, shot to death by members of the violent Birmingham Ku Klux Klan at the end of Martin Luther King’s historic Voting Rights ...
Gary May, 2008
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The Native Informant & Other Stories: Six Tales of Defiance ...
Most of the stories in The Native Informant & Other Stories operate on a dual level by addressing not only issues related to women, homosexuals, and victims of violence in southwest Asia, but also by examining the seemingly conflicting ...
Ramzi M. Salti, 1994
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Native Informant: Essays on Film, Fiction, and Popular Culture
This volume collects a number of articles covering the author's main areas of interest: 18th-century studies, the novel, films and the nature of popular culture.
Leo Braudy, 1991
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Self and Informant Reported Personality Disorder Traits in ...
In spite of the impact that personality disorders (PD) can have on relationships and treatment of medical and psychiatric disorders, little is known about the prevalence rates and typology of personality pathology among military veterans.
Jason Lamar Pagan, 2008
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The Informant
Facing a long jail sentence, a woman takes a dangerous job for the New York Police Department Lydia Constanza is not cut out for prison.
Marc Olden, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «INFORMANT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term informant is used in the context of the following news items.
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Informant leads police to alleged meth dealer in Landfall | Woodbury …
On May 28, assisted by a Washington County Sheriff's Office detective, the informant wore an audio listening device and was under visual and ... «Woodbury Bulletin, Jul 15»
2
Informant dupes BCA agents in several drug buys | WDAZ
Christopher Michael Seglem, 19, was a drug informant with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension last year when he allegedly duped ... «WDAZ, Jul 15»
3
Execution warrant signed for York City man who murdered police …
An execution warrant has been signed for a York City man who murdered a police informant scheduled to testify against him in a ... «York Dispatch, Jul 15»
4
IRA informant's damages claim against MI5 set for secret trial
Complaints by an IRA informant that he was not sufficiently protected by MI5 are likely to be heard in a secret trial, the court of appeal has ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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Informant's claim against MI5 to be heard in secret
A legal battle that threatens to embarrass MI5 for exposing one of its informants is to be held in secret despite the government's purported ... «The Times, Jul 15»
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Gomery informant sentenced
TRAVERSE CITY — Clarence Gomery and Dale Fisher will forever be linked by their respective roles — as mastermind and informant, ... «Traverse City Record Eagle, Jul 15»
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Springville Woman Arrested After Selling Meth To Informant
(SPRINGVILLE) - Indiana State Police arrested a Springville woman Sunday after they say she sold meth to an informant - twice. According to a ... «WBIW.com, Jul 15»
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Published on Jul 13, 2015, 8:40 pm AST
Cooper, who was accused of being a police informant a week before he vanished, was taken from his home last week Sunday. His sister ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
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The jaw-dropping police/prosecutor scandal in Orange County, Calif.
I pointed out in a post in May a couple stories I've personally reported in which prosecutors willingly put on informant testimony that they should ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
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Man Arrested After Allegedly Selling Meth to Informant
Henderson Police tell Eyewitness News 41-year old James Sheely was charged for selling meth to an undercover informant which led to ... «Tristatehomepage.com, Jul 15»
REFERENCE
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