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    WHISTLE-BLOWER

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping itplay

    Example:

    the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals

    Synonyms:

    whistle-blower; whistle blower; whistleblower

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("whistle-blower" is a kind of...):

    informant; source (a person who supplies information)

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