Single word for "Someone who's in on a secret"
Is there a noun that means "someone who's in on a secret"? There are words like accomplice and co-conspirator for people who take part in clandestine activities, but I failed to find one for people trusted with a secret, but not actively participating in anything.
Solution 1:
Consider confidant
A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others: a close confidante of the princess
[ODO]
Solution 2:
Consider,
insider
One who has special knowledge or access to confidential information. American Heritage® Dictionary
initiate
A person who is being formally accepted or who has been formally accepted as a member of a group or organization
(adj.) Instructed in some secret knowledge M-W
repository
A person to whom something is confided or entrusted; He's the repository of many secrets. M-W
Solution 3:
Originally conspirator simply meant someone who breathed with you; but words change and as you say, it desn't mean that now.
Try confidant
Merriam-Webster link.
Solution 4:
The word privy almost meets your requirements, but it is an adjective rather than a noun. I have heard people use privies as noun but I can't verify the correctness of that or not.