Thesaurus results for WHISTLEBLOWER

whistleblower

noun

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Definition of whistleblower

as in reporter

a person who provides information about wrongdoing (as of an employer) There are laws to protect whistleblowers who reveal govermental malfeasance.

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Recent Examples of whistleblower If The Social Network was about the people who laid Facebook’s foundation, Aaron Sorkin’s follow-up, The Social Reckoning, is about the whistleblower and the journalist who exposed the rot in its infrastructure. — Marley Marius, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2026 On Monday, Senate Democrats announced their reveal of a whistleblower complaint regarding a DHS effort to investigate voter fraud. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 15 Sep. 2026 The whistleblower account released Monday was produced by the watchdog group Democracy Defenders Fund. — Ali Swenson, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 The whistleblower report also includes training materials about the Unlawful Voter Initiative. — Benjamin Swasey, NPR, 14 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whistleblower

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The president was asked by reporters at the White House whether he had been briefed about any links between the pilot behind the attack and Tehran.

— DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
Horton, a former KTLA broadcaster who has worked as an anchor, reporter, host, play-by-play announcer and voice actor, reached out to the team about the opportunity.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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The ruling leaves one of the country’s top tech firms branded with the kind of label once reserved for foreign companies suspected of helping spies.

— Ian Duncan, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Her husky voice made Pugh, as an up-and-comer, seem wise beyond her years in breakout roles as a Machiavellian teenage bride in Lady Macbeth and an actor turned spy in The Little Drummer Girl.

— Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

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