whistleblower

Someone who provides inside information in order to publicly reveal or call attention to corruption or some wrongdoing within some corporate or political organization. Sometimes hyphenated or spelled as two words. The CEO is now facing a 10-year prison sentence, thanks to information provided by a whistleblower within the company. The whistleblower has faced numerous death threats since coming forward about the government agency's misuse of power.

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

whistle-blower

n. someone who calls a halt to something; an informer; an enforcer; a stool (pigeon). I don’t know who the whistle-blower was, but a good time was really ruined.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

whistle-blower
blow the whistle (on) (someone), to
penalize
penalize (someone or something) for (something)
penalize for
hold a grudge
reproach (someone or something) for (doing) (something)
reproach for
reprove
reprove for

词组	whistleblower
释义	whistleblower whistleblower Someone who provides inside information in order to publicly reveal or call attention to corruption or some wrongdoing within some corporate or political organization. Sometimes hyphenated or spelled as two words. The CEO is now facing a 10-year prison sentence, thanks to information provided by a whistleblower within the company. The whistleblower has faced numerous death threats since coming forward about the government agency's misuse of power. Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. whistle-blower n. someone who calls a halt to something; an informer; an enforcer; a stool (pigeon). I don’t know who the whistle-blower was, but a good time was really ruined. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: whistle-blower blow the whistle (on) (someone), to penalize penalize (someone or something) for (something) penalize for hold a grudge reproach (someone or something) for (doing) (something) reproach for reprove reprove for
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