Lingaku- tell-tale
- informer (esp. to police)
- whistleblower
- grass
Generated definitions (experimental)
- tell-tale
- informer (esp. to police)
- whistleblower
- grass
This meaning refers to a person who reveals secrets or discloses information about others, often within a context of wrongdoing or misbehavior.
She always likes to be a tell-tale and tells the teacher her classmates' little secrets.
In school, a tell-tale is not popular.
This meaning refers to someone who provides information to the authorities, particularly law enforcement, about illegal activities.
The police rely on informers to get leads on criminals.
That informer helped the police capture many criminals.
This meaning denotes a person who exposes information or activity that is illegal or unethical within an organization, often for the public good.
She acted as a whistleblower and exposed the company's corrupt practices.
The whistleblower's courage helped many see the truth.
This informal usage refers to someone who informs on others, often in a context related to criminal activity or gang culture.
Generated collocations (experimental)
gào mì zhě告密者informernèi bù内部gào mì zhě告密者internal informergào mì zhě告密者zhì dù制度whistleblower systemgào mì zhě告密者xíng wéi行为behavior of a whistleblowergào mì zhě告密者bǎo hù保护protection for informersjǔ举bào gào报告Mì密zhě者to report an informergào mì zhě告密者de的fēng xiǎn风险the risks of being an informerfǎ lǜ法律gào mì zhě告密者legal whistleblowergào mì zhě告密者fēng bō风波whistleblower controversygào mì zhě告密者de的yǒng qì勇气the courage of a whistleblowermì mì秘密gào mì zhě告密者secret informer