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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