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
Example sentences from the Web for whistle-blower
That tells us he may have been more than just a “whistle-blower.”
The difference between a leaker and a whistle-blower is important.
Obama Is Right to Prosecute Leakers Who Are Not the Same as Whistle-Blowers |Matthew Miller |March 10, 2012 |DAILY BEASTWhat do an Israeli soldier, a Houston whistle-blower, and a Swiss border-patrol officer have in common?
“I was amazed at how terrifying it would be to be a whistle-blower,” he says.
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British Dictionary definitions for whistle-blower
whistle-blower
noun
informal
a person who informs on someone or puts a stop to something