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whistleblower
or whis·tle-blow·er or whistle blower (hwĭsˈəl-blōˌər, wĭsˈ-)
noun One who reveals wrongdoing within an organization to the public or to those in positions of authority: “The Pentagon's most famous whistleblower is . . . hoping to get another chance to search for government waste” (Washington Post).
Related Forms:
- whisˈtle-blowˌing noun
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