Synonyms of whistleblower

whistleblower

noun

variants or whistle-blower

as in reporter

a person who provides information about wrongdoing (as of an employer)

There are laws to protect whistleblowers who reveal govermental malfeasance.

Related Words

• reporter
• spy
• informant
• informer
• leaker
• tipster
• discloser
• snitch
• notifier
• stoolie
• rat
• tattletale
• snitcher
• squealer
• tattler
• stool pigeon
• exposer
• betrayer
• canary
• gossiper
• blabbermouth
• deep throat
• snooper
• talebearer
• rat fink
• snoop
• nark
• telltale
• fink
• gossip
• blabber

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whistleblower

The second cinematic wrench is NAZA, Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor’s documentary hit involving two dozen IDF whistleblowers revealing how Netanyahu’s government has conducted the war in Gaza. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026

But multiple complaints from residents and whistleblowers have also been made in the years since the derailment. — ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

Others resisted and even formed a sub-colony of whistleblowers trying to out the cheaters. — Noah Giansiracusa, Time, 26 Oct. 2026

Other for-profit colleges have paid out multimillion-dollar settlements to resolve suits under the False Claims Act, which allows whistleblowers to sue for fraud against the government and to claim a share of the payout. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 26 Oct. 2026