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whistle blowing

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whis⋅tle-blow⋅er

[hwis-uhl-bloh-er, wis-]
–noun
a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing.
Also, whistle blower.


Origin:
1965–70


whistle-blowing, noun
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whistle-blower

  1. n.
    someone who calls a halt to something; an informer; an enforcer; a stool (pigeon). : I don't know who the whistle-blower was, but a good time was really ruined.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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