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informants

NOUN

person who delivers news

Synonyms

WEAK

accuser adviser announcer betrayer blabbermouth canary crier deep throat double-crosser herald interviewer journalist messenger newscaster/newsperson notifier preacher propagandist rat reporter sneak source stool pigeon tattler tattletale

NOUN

informer

Synonyms

STRONG

canary fink nark rat sneak snitch source stoolie tattletale tipster

Example Sentences

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Sacha Zala, president of the Swiss Society for History, is "absolutely sure there is nothing relevant about Mengele", but thinks there may be references to a foreign intelligence service or foreign informants.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

The group no longer works with paid informants, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

The evidence for this scheme consisted mostly of the fact that the law center relied on paid informants for its work, not unlike the FBI.

From Slate • May 1, 2026

U.S. prosecutors carrying out such an initiative could turn to a large pool of potential informants.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2026

Ti Jean is also one of Farmer’s chief informants on local beliefs.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French