Informant

/ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ noun

One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

Meaning

  1. (noun) One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
  2. (noun) A native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information.

Letter breakdown

  • Informant contains 9 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 6 consonant(s).
  • It uses 8 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 14.

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What does Informant mean?

One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.

How many letters are in Informant?

Informant has 9 letters.

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