whistle-blower
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whistle-blower
- /ˈwɪsəlˌbləʊ.ə/ UK
- /ˈwɪsəlˌbləwə/ British, Southern, Standard
- /ˈwɪsəlˌbloʊ.ɚ/ Canada, US
- /ˈwɪsəlˌbləʉ.ə/ Australia
- /ˈwɪsəlˌblɐʉ.ə/ New Zealand
Where it comes from
From whistle + blower, referring to a police officer blowing their whistle on observing a violation of the law.
noun whistle-blowers · whistleblower · whistle blower
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One who reports a problem or violation to the authorities; especially, an employee or former employee who reports a violation by an employer.
We owe it to a small group of brave whistle-blowers that we know about the infractions at all.
Similar: abaddon, accuser, beefer, bewrayer, bigmouth, blabber, blabtale, blabtongue, canary, CI, finger, fink
Translations
Every language
noun one who reports a problem or violation to the authorities
| Español | revelador de secretos, delator en su trabajo, alertador, denunciante, alcaucil, propalador |
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| 한국어 | 내부고발자 naebugobalja |
| 日本語 | 内部告発者 naibukokuhatsusha |
| 中文 | 吹哨人 chuīshàorén, 吹哨者 chuīshàozhě |
| Português | delator |
| Français | lanceur d'alerte, lanceuse d'alerte, dénonciateur, dénonciatrice |
| Deutsch | Whistleblower, Hinweisgeber, Hinweisgeberin, Enthüller, Skandalaufdecker |
| Italiano | informatore |
| Русский | осведоми́тель osvedomítelʹ, осведоми́тельница osvedomítelʹnica, информа́тор informátor, доно́счик donósčik, доно́счица donósčica |
| Tiếng Việt | người thổi còi, người tố cáo, người tố giác |
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title = {whistle-blower},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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