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informante

informant; source

noun een-fohr-MAHN-teh Rare

Usage Note

Informante is common gender — el informante or la informante depending on the person. It covers both a police informant and a linguistic research informant (someone interviewed as a native-speaker source). The related noun informador leans more toward 'reporter' or 'news source'.

Examples

"El informante reveló el plan secreto."

Natural Translation

The informant revealed the secret plan.

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