How to Say "informant" in Spanish
The Spanish word for “informant” is “informante” — B2 level.
Examples
El informante de la policía prefirió mantenerse en el anonimato.
The police informant preferred to remain anonymous.
Para este estudio lingüístico, trabajamos con un informante nativo de la región.
For this linguistic study, we worked with a native speaker source from the region.
La periodista se negó a revelar la identidad de su informante.
The journalist refused to reveal the identity of her source.
One word, two genders
This word is what we call 'common for gender.' The word itself doesn't change from 'o' to 'a'; only the 'the' or 'a' before it changes (el informante for a man, la informante for a woman).
Don't use 'informador' for everything
Mistake: “Using 'informador' when referring to a secret police contact.”
Correction: Use 'informante' for people giving secret info to authorities, and 'informador' for someone whose job it is to provide general information, like a news reporter.
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