informant vs rat

rat vs informant

informant and rat both are nouns.

informant is not a verb while rat is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
informant	Yes	No	No	No
rat	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, rat is a hyponym of informant; that is, rat is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than informant:

informant: a person who supplies information
rat: one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

Other hyponyms of informant include betrayer, blabber, informer, squealer, leaker, passive source, whistle-blower, whistle blower, whistleblower.

informant (noun)	rat (noun)
a person who supplies information	any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
someone who sees an event and reports what happened	a pad (usually made of hair) worn as part of a woman's coiffure
	a person who is deemed to be despicable or contemptible
	someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike
	one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority

informant (verb)	rat (verb)
	give away information about somebody
	catch rats, especially with dogs
	give (hair) the appearance of being fuller by using a rat
	desert one's party or group of friends, for example, for one's personal advantage
	take the place of work of someone on strike
	employ scabs or strike breakers in

Difference between informant and rat

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