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informator

informant /in.for.maˈtor/

noun#4214 most common

Also: informer, tipster, source

Example sentences

El este un informator.
He is an informant.
Poliția are un informator secret.
The police have a secret informant.
Informatorul a dat poliției detalii importante.
The informant gave the police important details.
Jurnalista și-a protejat informatorul din interiorul companiei.
The journalist protected her informant from inside the company.
Fără informatorii din cartier, ancheta nu ar fi avansat niciodată.
Without the informants from the neighborhood, the investigation would never have moved forward.
Identitatea informatorului a rămas confidențială, în ciuda presiunilor repetate ale avocaților apărării.
The informant's identity remained confidential, despite repeated pressure from the defense lawyers.

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nominativeinformatorinformatori
Genitiveinformatorinformatori
Accusativeinformatorinformatori
Vocativeinformatoruleinformatorilor

Word family

informato informinformațieinformation, piece of news
informativinformative
informatoarefemale informant
informaticrelating to computing

Etymology

Informator entered Romanian from French informateur, itself built on Latin informare, meaning to give shape or instruction to something. The Latin agent suffix -tor, meaning one who does, was added to mark the person who performs the action. Romanian kept the word largely intact, applying it to anyone who supplies information, often to authorities.

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