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whistle-blowers

whistle-blowers is the plural of whistle-blower.

Meaning of whistle-blower

Noun

whistle-blower (plural whistle-blowers)

  1. (US) 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.

Questions about whistle-blowers

What is whistle-blowers the plural of?
Whistle-blowers is the plural of whistle-blower.

Words near whistle-blowers in the dictionary

  1. whistle walks
  2. whistle-belly vengeance
  3. whistle-blew
  4. whistle-blow
  5. whistle-blower
  6. whistle-blowers
  7. whistle-blowing
  8. whistle-blowings
  9. whistle-blown
  10. whistle-blows
  11. whistle-drunk

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