What is the meaning of whistleblower?

noun

  • An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it.
    • usage: "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"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
9
 
|15 years ago|834 views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). whistleblower. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/whistleblower/definitions/1320604
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "whistleblower" http://smartdefine.org/whistleblower/definitions/1320604 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, whistleblower, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/whistleblower/definitions/1320604>.
MLAWordNet. "whistleblower" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/whistleblower/definitions/1320604>