verb · A slang term for a political dissident, often used self-referentially by those in pro-democracy circles.

他在海外社交媒体上以反贼自居，经常批评时政。

noun · An enemy of the state or counter-revolutionary in a modern political context.

在极左时期，这种言论足以让人被定性为反贼。

noun · A rebel or traitor in the context of imperial China.

这些起义军在史书上被正统王朝称为反贼。