whis·tle·blow·er or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower (hw s  l-bl  r, ws-)n. One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: "The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . . hoping to get another chance to search for government waste" (Washington Post). whis tle-blowing n. |
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| Noun | 1. | whistleblower - an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals" |
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