"stoolies" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 線人（警察線人，俚語）

Definition

用來形容那些偷偷向警方提供他人情報的人（常常背叛朋友或同伴）的俚語。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“stoolie” 是美國俚語，常用於犯罪相關語境，語氣帶貶義，接近“線人”、“告密者”。不適合形容正規或官方線人。常見於舊電影、推理小說。

Examples

The police caught the thief because of the stoolies.

警察因有**線人**而逮到小偷。

The gang does not trust stoolies.

黑幫不信任**線人**。

Many criminals are afraid of stoolies.

許多罪犯害怕**線人**。

Some of the stoolies were actually working for both the police and the gang.

有些**線人**其實同時為警察和黑幫效力。

Back in the day, the boss had a way to deal with stoolies who betrayed him.

以前，老大有辦法處理背叛他的**線人**。

Everyone suspects there are stoolies inside the organization leaking information.

大家懷疑組織內有**線人**在洩漏消息。