Added 9 October 2026
informant
/ɪnˈfɔːmənt/ noun
In Latin: dēlātor Wiktionary
noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about informant at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
- 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.