informant — See informer, informant … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
informer — See informer, informant … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
informer — in·form·er n: informant Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. informer … Law dictionary
informant — in·for·mant /in fȯr mənt/ n: one who informs against another; specif: one who makes a practice esp. for money of informing police of others criminal activities Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. informant … Law dictionary
informant — ⇒INFORMANT, ANTE, part. prés. et adj. I. Part. prés. de informer. II. Adjectif A. [Correspond à informer I] Qui apporte sens, forme. Aussitôt parvenue au lieu qui lui est assigné, elle [l âme] exerce autour d elle, dans l air ambiant, la… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Informant — In*form ant, n. [L. informans, antis, p. pr. of informare. See {Inform}, v. t.] 1. One who, or that which, informs, animates, or vivifies. [Obs.] Glanvill. [1913 Webster] 2. One who imparts information or instruction. [1913 Webster] 3. One who… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
informant — informant, informer An informant is a neutral term for someone who gives information, especially about language, culture, etc. to a linguist or anthropologist. An informer is someone who gives information against another person to the authorities … Modern English usage
informant — (n.) 1660s, someone or something that supplies information, from L. informantem (nom. informans), prp. of informare (see INFORM (Cf. inform)). Meaning one who gives information to the authorities, informer is from 1783. As an adjective from 1890 … Etymology dictionary
informer — informant, informer An informant is a neutral term for someone who gives information, especially about language, culture, etc. to a linguist or anthropologist. An informer is someone who gives information against another person to the authorities … Modern English usage
informant — ► NOUN 1) a person who gives information to another. 2) another term for INFORMER(Cf. ↑informer) … English terms dictionary
