BecaUse they are sneaky
SnitchAn informant in prison would be called a rat.
rat
An informant.
Informer = InformANT. ANT = Small Mammal. RAT = Small Mammal. Informer = RAT.
No! That is why they are called a "CONFIDENTIAL" informant.
Depends on number of letters: rat, finch, source, stooge, informant...
An adult rat is called a rat.
yes, if you are an officer going to the rat for info. Other than that your screwed. Better quit the business before you get ratted on.
maybe because they are also called the "grass cutting rat"
If it is a male rat then it become sterile.A castrated rat is a sterile rat.
A male rat is called a buck.
The singular possessive of informant is informant's.