Whistle-blower Definition

hwisəlblōər, wisəlblōər
whistleblower, whistleblowers, whistle-blowers
noun
whistle-blowers
A person who reports or informs on a wrongdoer within a corporation, government agency, etc.
Webster's New World

Alternative form of whistle-blower.

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Noun

Singular:
whistle-blower
Plural:
whistle-blowers

Origin of Whistle-blower

  • Probably an allusion to a police officer blowing his or her whistle on observing a violation of the law.

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Whistle-blower Sentence Examples

  • Michael Mann 's The Insider, is the true story of a former tobacco industry executive who turns whistle blower.

  • With the Sunday Times he broke the story of Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli nuclear whistle-blower.

  • Vivisectionists - take advice from a lawyer who knows the whistle-blower law in your particular country.

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