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

HSK 1

没有人知道告密者是谁。

Méiyǒu rén zhīdào gàomìzhě shì shéi.

Nobody knows who the informer is.

HSK 5

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.

HSK 7-9

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 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