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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

告密者

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gàomì zhě

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Whistleblower/ˈwɪs.əlˌbloʊ.ər/
nounCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #8500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"告密者揭露了公司的不当行为。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who informs on a person or organization engaged in illicit activity.

    "The whistleblower revealed the company's unethical practices to the authorities."
  2. 2

    An individual who exposes corruption or wrongdoing within an organization.

    "After years of silence, the whistleblower decided to come forward with the evidence."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the compound of whistle and blower, originally referring to referees blowing a whistle to stop a game or illicit activity. By the late 20th century, the term evolved to denote individuals who sound an alarm regarding corruption, illegal activities, or ethical violations within an organization, a domain closely associated with figures like Julian Assange.

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