WHISTLE-BLOWER Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word whistle-blower. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
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| whistleblower | nounn | |||||
noun • an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it | ||||||
| betrayer | nounn | |||||
noun • one who reveals confidential information to the police or other authority • a person who says one thing and does another | ||||||
| informant | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who supplies information • someone who sees an event and reports what happened | ||||||
| insider | nounn | |||||
noun • an officer of a corporation or others who have access to private information about the corporation's operations | ||||||
| leaker | nounn | |||||
noun • a surreptitious informant | ||||||
| mole | nounn | |||||
noun • spicy sauce often containing chocolate • the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites • a spy who works against enemy espionage • a small congenital pigmented spot on the skin • a protective structure of stone or concrete; extends from shore into the water to prevent a beach from washing away • small velvety-furred burrowing mammal having small eyes and fossorial forefeet | ||||||
| snitch | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police verb • take by theft • give away information about somebody | ||||||
| source | nounn | |||||
noun • the place where something begins, where it springs into being • a document (or organization) from which information is obtained • anything that provides inspiration for later work • a facility where something is available • a person who supplies information • someone who originates or causes or initiates something • (technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system • anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies • a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to verb • get (a product) from another country or business • specify the origin of | ||||||
| tipster | nounn | |||||
noun • one who sells advice about gambling or speculation (especially at the racetrack) | ||||||
