Word: informant
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: in
form
ant
Definition: One who relays confidential information to someone, especially to the police; an informer.
Morphemes:
Affix: in-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: in, into, towards, within.
Affix: form
Language: en
PoS: Noun
Meaning: A criminal record; loosely, past history (in a given area).
Etymology Compounds: Affix: fōrma
Language: la
Decoded: forma
Meaning: shape, figure, image, outline, plan, mold, frame, case, etc., manner, sort, kind, etc.
Affix: -ant
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: The agent noun derived from verb.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -āns
Language: la
Decoded: -ans
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Ending of the present active participle of first conjugation verbs; ee -ns.