告密者

gàomìzhě

noun #8,894

Measure Word

一个告密者 gè

Meanings

1 informer; informant; snitch
2 whistleblower

Characters

to tell; to report

secret; confidential

person who; -er suffix

Tell + secret + person — one who reports secrets.

Examples

告密者向警方提供了重要线索。

Gàomìzhě xiàng jǐngfāng tígōng le zhòngyào xiànsuǒ.

The informant provided important leads to the police.

没有人知道告密者是谁。

Méiyǒu rén zhīdào gàomìzhě shì shéi.

Nobody knows who the informer is.

他被当作告密者受到了排斥。

Tā bèi dàngzuò gàomìzhě shòudào le páichì.

He was ostracized for being seen as a snitch.

Tips

usage

告密者 is usually negative (snitch, informer). For a positive 'whistleblower' context, 举报人 (jǔbàorén) is more neutral. The verb form 告密 means 'to inform on someone' or 'to rat someone out.'

Stroke Order

告 gào

密 mì

者 zhě