whistle blower (n)
whistle-blower (n)
whistleblower (n)

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type n
lex_filenum 18
def an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
examples the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on
the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
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Hypernym informant, source
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Hyponym informant, source

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