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whistleblower

Sometimes whis·tle blow·er
Or ɳ󾱲·ٱ-Ƿ·

[wis-uhl-bloh-er, hwis-]

noun

  1. a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption, wrongdoing, problems, or secret information, especially within an organization.



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Other Word Forms

  • whistleblowing noun
  • whistle-blowing noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of whistleblower1

First recorded in 1965–70; whistle ( def. ) + blower ( def. )
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Earlier this year whistleblowers flagged concerns over the way some subcontracted staff were being paid.

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Another whistleblower, engineer Sam Salehpour, told US politicians that he was harassed and threatened after he raised concerns about the safety of Boeing's planes.

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He’s fiercely independent, but because he represented a whistleblower key to President Trump’s first impeachment, Trump stripped Zaid’s security clearance.

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A former 999 call-handler has accused the Met Police of breaking its promise to listen to whistleblowers, after a colleague she reported was sacked but then given back his job.

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In the last five years, the city has shelled out nearly $70 million for jury verdicts or settlements from lawsuits involving officers who alleged whistleblower retaliation and other workplace injustices.

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