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whistleblower

whistleblower is the alternative form 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.

Forms of whistleblower

pluralwhistleblowers

Questions about whistleblower

What is whistleblower the alternative form of?
Whistleblower is the alternative form of whistle-blower.

Words near whistleblower in the dictionary

  1. whistle-to-whistle
  2. whistleable
  3. whistleberries
  4. whistleblew
  5. whistleblow
  6. whistleblower
  7. whistleblowers
  8. whistleblowing
  9. whistleblowings
  10. whistleblown
  11. whistleblows

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