whistle-blower

whis·tle·blow·er

or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower  (wĭs′əl-blō′ər, hwĭs′-)

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).

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whis′tle-blow′ing n.

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whistle-blower

n

informal a person who informs on someone or puts a stop to something

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whis′tle-blow`er

or whis′tle blow`er,

n.

a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.

[1965–70]

whis′tle-blow`ing, n.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

whistle-blower - 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" whistle blower, whistleblower informant, source - a person who supplies information

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Translations

whistle-blower

n he was the whistle-blower in this affair → er hat über diese Affäre ausgepackt (inf)

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