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Lucus Ong Posted 17 years ago
Grammar
Informant and informer
I can't tell the difference between the two words below after checking dictionary.
Could anybody help me with it?
They suspected that he was the informant.
Many thanks in advance.
Could anybody help me with it?
They suspected that he was the informant.
Many thanks in advance.
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Vctory Ong I can't tell the difference between the two words below after checking dictionary. Could anybody help me with it? They suspected that he was the informant.
- Vctory Ong I can't tell the difference between the two words below after checking dictionary.
- Could anybody help me with it?
- They suspected that he was the informant.
- Many thanks in advance.
- I would use informer.
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Vctory OngI can't tell the difference between the two words below after checking dictionary.I would use informer.
Could anybody help me with it?
They suspected that he was the informant.
Many thanks in advance.
CJ
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1. N-COUNT
An informant is someone who gives another person a piece of information. (FORMAL)
2. N-COUNT
An informant is the same as an informer.
N-COUNT
An informer is a person who tells the police that someone has done something illegal.
...two men suspected of being police informers.
(Collins Cobuild
An informant is someone who gives another person a piece of information. (FORMAL)
2. N-COUNT
An informant is the same as an informer.
N-COUNT
An informer is a person who tells the police that someone has done something illegal.
...two men suspected of being police informers.
(Collins Cobuild
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All depends on the context. INFORMANT is a person( any person) who gives secret information about sb or sth to the police or newspaper whereas INFORMER is a criminal who gives information to the police. I hope this helps
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