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

This absurdity reached its height in 1978, when journalists and whistleblowers collecting information on state communication networks were put on trial for violating the Official Secrets Act. — David Szondy august 01, New Atlas, 1 Aug. 2026

The lawsuit, filed in January, originally claimed that unnamed whistleblowers had uncovered WhatsApp’s ability to circumvent the encryption. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 24 July 2026

The whistleblowers, who are former project managers at the Kennedy Center, alleged in their communications with Whitehouse that there was a questionable process by which vendors for the renovations were chosen. — News Desk, Artforum, 13 July 2026

The whistleblowers claim an emergency room nurse stole narcotics intended for patients, injected them in an emergency room bathroom, then treated patients while impaired, which in turn, possibly contributed to two patient deaths. — Shelley Bortz, CBS News, 30 June 2026

Assange saw that early, and provided a safe space for whistleblowers. — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 24 June 2026

Senior leaders allegedly set up roadblocks for whistleblowers, removing anonymity from the complaint process by insisting managers or attorneys be present at ODNI meetings, creating an atmosphere of intimidation. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

California, for example, passed a law requiring AI companies to issue risk frameworks, report safety issues and protect whistleblowers. — Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

The film, which is expected to debut on Netflix in August, is based partly on the testimony of whistleblowers who reported numerous instances in which managers allegedly told safety monitors to overlook problems lest production be slowed. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 19 June 2026