whistle-blower
or whis·tle blow·er
[ hwis-uh l-bloh-er, wis- ]
/ ˈʰwɪs əlˌbloʊ ər, ˈwɪs- /
noun
a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
Origin of whistle-blower
First recorded in 1965–70
OTHER WORDS FROM whistle-blower
whis·tle-blow·ing, nounWords nearby whistle-blower
whistle for,
whistle in the dark,
whistle pig,
whistle stop,
whistle up,
whistle-blower,
whistle-stop,
whistler,
whistler's mother,
whistler, james,
whistling
British Dictionary definitions for whistle blower
whistle-blower
noun
informal
a person who informs on someone or puts a stop to something