whistle-blower

英 [ˈwɪsl bləʊə(r)]

美 [ˈwɪsl bloʊər]

n.  (公司等处)检举揭发舞弊内情的人

复数：whistle-blowers　

法律

牛津词典

noun

• （公司等处）检举揭发舞弊内情的人
  a person who informs people in authority or the public that the company they work for is doing sth wrong or illegal

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 告发者;检举者
  Awhistle-bloweris someone who finds out that the organization they are working for is doing something immoral or illegal and tells the authorities or the public about it.
  1. He has been a prominent victim of alleged witch-hunts against whistle-blowers in the NHS.
     他成了英国国民保健制度下所谓追查报复检举者行动的典型牺牲品。

英英释义

noun

• an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
  1. the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on
  2. the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
  Synonym:whistle blowerwhistleblower

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