confidential informant

[ kon-fi-den-shuhl in-fawr-muhnt ]

/ ˌkɒn fɪˈdɛn ʃəl ɪnˈfɔr mənt /

noun

a person who works undercover for law enforcement to gather information about felonious criminal activities: some confidential informants are criminals themselves, hired to work undercover in exchange for leniency or exoneration: We’re told that this elusive drug lord was finally taken down thanks largely to a confidential informant, whose identity remains fiercely protected.Abbreviation: CI

Compare asset (def. 3).

Origin of confidential informant

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby confidential informant

confidence trick, confident, confidente, confidential, confidential communication, confidential informant, confidentiality, confiding, configurate, configuration, configurationism

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