How to Pronounce "informant"
word
/ˌɪnˈfɔɹmənt/
in-FOR-muhnt
/ɪnfˈɔːmənt/
in-FAW-muhnt
Definition
A person who secretly gives information, especially to the police or authorities. In linguistics, it can also mean someone who provides native language data to researchers.
IPA Transcription
American English
/ˌɪnˈfɔɹmənt/
British English
/ɪnfˈɔːmənt/
Simplified Pronunciation
US
in-FOR-muhnt
UK
in-FAW-muhnt
Listen in Context
The police interviewed the informant to get more details about the case.
An informant told the journalists about the secret meeting.
The detective relied on the informant for important leads.
After weeks of silence, the informant finally called back with new information.