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(in fôr′mənt)

noun

a person who gives, or serves as a source of, information; specif.,

a native speaker of a language whose pronunciations, usages, etc. are studied and recorded by linguists
informer

Origin: < L informans, prp. of informare, to inform

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noun

a. One that gives information.
b. One who informs against others; an informer.
One who furnishes linguistic or cultural information to a researcher.

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