Whistleblower (Noun)
Meaning
An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it; "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".
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The company's main source for the financial fraud investigation was a whistleblower from the accounting department.
- The whistleblower received a significant award for exposing the health risks associated with the company's products.
- Those who have tried to expose corruption as honesty-driven whistleblowers have faced the heavy consequences of being ostracised from their workplace.
- The woman's identity as a whistleblower for the corrupt business remained hidden until after she had left her job and received strong legal protection to safeguard her well-being.
- Following her time as a whistleblower, she became an advocate for workplace protections, demanding change at the national level.