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whistle-blower
noun
whistle-blower
[
countable
]
someone who tells people in authority or the public about dishonest or illegal practices at the place where they work
—
whistle-blowing
noun
[
uncountable
]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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