confidential informant

/ˌkɒnfɪˈdɛnʃəl ɪnˈfɔː(ɹ)mənt/

noun

Someone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.

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Meanings

nounconfidential informant (plural confidential informants)

plural confidential informants · alternative CI · alternative C.I.

  1. criminologySomeone who secretly provides information to the police about wrongdoing which they are aware of due to their relationship to the wrongdoer.

Translations

French indic, indic’
  • indicperson who secretly provides information to the police
  • indic’person who secretly provides information to the police
German V-Mann
  • V-Mannperson who secretly provides information to the police
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APA

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MLA

“confidential informant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidential%20informant. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “confidential informant,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/confidential%20informant.

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