Synonyms of whistleblowers

whistleblowers

noun

variants or whistle-blowers

plural of whistleblower

as in informants

a person who provides information about another's wrongdoing

there are laws to protect whistle-blowers who reveal corporate malfeasance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• informants
• informers
• canaries
• rats
• collaborators
• betrayers
• spies
• snitches
• squealers
• tattlers
• stoolies
• stool pigeons
• tattletales
• narks
• finks
• leakers
• snitchers
• telltales
• talebearers
• gossipers
• deep throats
• snoops
• gossips
• snoopers
• rat finks
• blabbermouths
• notifiers
• blabbers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of whistleblowers

Public interest in the topic has surged in the wake of a succession of media reports, lawmakers and whistleblowers making claims about unidentified anomalous phenomena. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

There, the Commission is expected to vote to extend the independent third-party audit of Veolia − prompted by the allegations by Common Ground and whistleblowers − through the end of October, increasing the cost to $200,000. — Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2026

David Kligerman, the official's lawyer at Whistleblower Aid, a nonprofit that provides legal support to whistleblowers, said the USPS process would place several new requirements between states and voters. — Steve Inskeep, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026

Jeremy Strong takes over from Jesse Eisenberg as Mark Zuckerberg, with Jeremy Allen White as reporter Jeff Horwitz and Mikey Madison as Frances Haugen, one of the most significant whistleblowers of the digital age. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026

The entire network could have been dismantled six months earlier, according to a former DEA supervisor who worked on the case and is now among three whistleblowers sounding the alarm about the longstanding practice. — Joshua Goodman, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

What’s more, the DOJ has encouraged whistleblowers to file DEI lawsuits on the government’s behalf and potentially receive a portion of the windfall. — Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

In the wake of Barnett’s death, numerous additional whistleblowers stepped forward. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026

The Los Angeles district attorney has backed off felony charges against a police officer who secretly recorded his colleagues making racist remarks after facing criticism the response was too harsh and could deter whistleblowers from coming forward. — ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026