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informant

noun
someone who gives the police or security services etc information about crimes and criminals and whose identity is kept secretHe was an informant for the National Police, providing information about trafficking in weapons, drugs and explosives.
Synonyms and Other Spellings
  • informer
  • (UK) Covert Human Intelligence Source
  • (COLLOQUIAL) source


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