告密者 (gào mì zhě) — informer, snitch, whistleblower (often pejorative)
Definition
告密者 (gào mì zhě) literally means 'one who reports a secret' — the agent noun from 告密 'to inform on someone'. In the examples it carries a strongly negative tone: a person who betrays a group (colleagues, friends, an organization) to authority.
noun
informersnitchwhistleblower (often pejorative)
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 告密者。Nà ge gào mì zhě bèi jǐng chá bǎo hù qǐ lái le.That informer was taken into police protection.
- 告密者，。Zǔ zhī lǐ chū le gào mì zhě, jì huà quán bào lù le.There was an informer in the organization, and the whole plan was exposed.
- 告密者，。Tā yīn wèi dāng gào mì zhě, bèi péng you men gū lì le.He was ostracized by his friends for being an informer.
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