whistleblower
noun
a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption, wrongdoing, problems, or secret information, especially within an organization.
whistle-blowing
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a word derived from
whistleblower.
Example Sentences
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Strong was nominated for his lead performance as the play’s whistle-blowing doctor.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2024
Ukraine now has an online transparency platform called Dream, developed by the government and civil society organisations, which it believes will make it easier to spot possible corruption, without relying on whistle-blowing journalists.
From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2023
The government moved to tighten access in 2013 after nearly 750,000 classified and unclassified U.S. diplomatic and military documents appeared on Wikileaks, the whistle-blowing platform.
From Reuters ● Apr. 14, 2023
One of the problems called out by the whistle-blowing earlier this year is that the Trust and Safety teams didn’t have their own designated engineers.
From Slate ● Dec. 5, 2022
With a due appreciation of the important function of this clock toward his fellow-citizens, old Zeb Curry, the chief engineer and a stickler for being on time, was most meticulous in his whistle-blowing.
From The Valley of the Giants by Peter B. (Peter Bernard) Kyne
