noun🔗ShareИнформатор, осведомительOne who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer."The police arrested the suspect after an informant provided key details about the crime. "Полиция арестовала подозреваемого после того, как информатор предоставил ключевые детали о преступлении.policecommunicationlawgovernmentjoborganizationpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareИнформант, носитель языкаA native speaker who acts as a linguistic reference for a language being studied. The informant demonstrates native pronunciation, provides grammaticality judgments regarding linguistic well-formedness, and may also explain cultural references and other important contextual information."The linguistics professor relied on a native Japanese speaker as an informant to help the students understand the nuances of Japanese grammar and pronunciation. "Профессор лингвистики полагался на носителя японского языка как на информанта, чтобы помочь студентам понять нюансы японской грамматики и произношения.languagelinguisticspersoncommunicationcultureeducationChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading