informante

Definitions of informante
  1. noun
    a person who supplies information
    synonyms: informador
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    types:
    confidente, delator, oreja
    one who reveals confidential information in return for money
    soplón
    someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
    type of:
    comunicante
    a person who communicates with others
  2. noun
    someone who sees an event and reports what happened
    synonyms: testigo
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    types:
    declarante, deponente
    a person who testifies or gives a deposition
    type of:
    observador
    a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
    hablador, hablante
    someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
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