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

Documents produced by two DHS whistleblowers in February showed that ICE had significantly scaled up its hiring while axing several screening and training protocols for officers. — Connor Greene, Time, 12 Aug. 2026

Chemerinsky said retaliation against whistleblowers has long been a part of the culture of the department. — Los Angeles Times, 11 Aug. 2026

That included 18 cases involving wrongful death, discrimination, harassment and whistleblowers. — Freddrell Green, Kansas City Star, 6 Aug. 2026

That earlier decision addressed concerns from parents, whistleblowers and lawmakers alike. — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

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