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informant - 7 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | informant/informer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who delivers news |
| Synonyms: | accuser, adviser, announcer, betrayer, blabbermouth*, herald, interviewer, journalist, messenger, preacher, propagandist, rat*, reporter, sneak, source, stool pigeon*, tattletale, canary*, crier, deep throat, double-crosser, newscaster/newsperson, notifier, tattler |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | monitor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who watches, oversees |
| Synonyms: | adviser, auditor, counselor, director, guide, informant, listener, overseer, supervisor, eaves-dropper, invigilator, watchdog |
| Main Entry: | rat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | betrayer, blabbermouth*, fink, informant, sneak, snitch, source, squealer, stool pigeon*, tattletale, turncoat, backstabber, canary*, deep throat, double-crosser, stoolie, tattler, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | snitch |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer |
| Synonyms: | betrayer, blabbermouth*, fink*, informant, rat*, sneak, source, squealer*, stool pigeon*, tattletale, turncoat, weasel*, canary*, deep throat, double-crosser, narc, nark, snitcher, stoolie, tattler, tipster*, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | source |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beginning; point of supply |
| Synonyms: | antecedent, author, authority, authorship, begetter, birthplace, cause, commencement, connection, dawn, dawning, derivation, determinant, expert, father, fount, fountain, fountainhead, horse's mouth, inception, informant, maternity, mother, onset, opening, origin, origination, originator, parent, paternity, provenance, provenience, rise, rising, root, specialist, spring, start, starting point, wellspring |
| Antonyms: | effect, end, result |
| Main Entry: | stool pigeon |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | informer to police |
| Synonyms: | agent provocateur, betrayer, blabbermouth*, decoy, fink*, fink, informant, informer, plant, rat*, rat, sneak, snitch, source, spy, squealer*, squealer, tattletale, turncoat, weasel*, canary*, deep throat, double-crosser, narc, narc, nark, nark, police informer, rat fink, shill, snitcher, stoolie, stoolie, tattler, tipster*, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | weasel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | sneak |
| Synonyms: | betrayer, blabbermouth*, deceiver, fink*, informant, informer, rat*, sneak, snitch, source, squealer*, stool pigeon*, tattletale, turncoat, canary*, deep throat, double-crosser, narc, nark, snitcher, stoolie, tattler, tipster*, whistle-blower |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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