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informant definition

in·form·ant (in fôr′mənt)

noun

a person who gives, or serves as a source of, information; specif.,
  1. a native speaker of a language whose pronunciations, usages, etc. are studied and recorded by linguists
  2. informer

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

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