/?tru?θ?tel.?/someone whotellsthetruth,especiallyabout what is reallyhappeningin asituation:敢讲真话的人，揭露真相的人He saidvotersvaluethegovernoras a truth-teller who is morebelievablethantraditionalpoliticians.他说，选民们重视州长，认为他敢讲真话，比传统的政客更值得相信。Thesecourageoustruthtellersriskeverything toshedlightonwrongdoing.这些勇敢的人敢讲真话，冒着一切风险揭露不法行为。More examples
It's anenormousironythat thisinstinctivetruth-teller should havemanagedtotellsuch agreatlieabout Henry.
Trying toseparateliarsfrom truth-tellers has been thebaneofinvestigatorsfromancienttimes.
In ananalysisof fiveindependentsamples, a computer-basedtextanalysisprogramcorrectlyclassifiedliarsand truth-tellers at arateof 67% when thetopicwasconstantand arateof 61%overall.
As achild, shefeltherselfcastin theroleoffamilytruthteller.
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