Meaning & use
information giver
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Meaning
nouncountableformal
A person who provides facts or details to others, especially in a conversation or official setting.
Grammar: Countable noun; plural is 'information givers'.
Patterns
- an information giver to someone
- act as an information giver
- the role of information giver
In the meeting, she took on the role of information giver and explained the new rules.
The study looked at how information givers and receivers exchange knowledge.
As the main information giver for the project, he answered all the questions from the team.
Word forms
| plural | information givers |
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Common combinations
- act as an information giver
- During the training, each manager had to act as an information giver.
- the role of information giver
- She was comfortable in the role of information giver.
- information giver and receiver
- Good communication depends on both the information giver and receiver.
Synonyms and how they differ
- informant
- Often suggests someone who secretly gives information to police or researchers; 'information giver' is neutral and general.
- source
- Common in journalism for a person or document that provides news; 'information giver' is broader and less specific.
- spokesperson
- An official representative who speaks for a group; an information giver does not have to be official.
Opposites
Word family
- information noun
- Facts or details about someone or something.
- giver noun
- A person who gives something.
- give verb
- To hand something to someone or provide something.
Commonly confused: information giver or informant?
information giver vs informant
An informant usually gives information secretly, often to authorities. An information giver simply shares facts in a normal exchange.
Practice
In the communication model, the person who sends the message is called the ______.
Choose one answer.
'Information giver' is the noun phrase for the person who provides information. 'Information giving' is an activity, 'informational' is an adjective, and 'inform' is a verb.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “information giver”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.