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noun
Date: 1970
one who reveals something covert or who informs against another <pledges to protect whistle-blowers who fear reprisals — Wall Street Journal> • whistle-blowing noun
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
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whistle-blower — If you report an illegal or socially harmful activity to the authorities, and give information about those responsible for it, you are a whistle blower. The poor working conditions were reported by a whistle blower … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
whistle-blower — n. someone who calls a halt to something; an informer; an enforcer; a stool (pigeon). □ I don’t know who the whistle blower was, but a good ime was really ruined. □ Some whistle blower put Pete behind bars for a few days … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
