whistle blower-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: whistle blower
sense: 10797068-n
part of speech: noun

whistle-blower-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: whistle-blower
sense: 10797068-n
part of speech: noun

whistleblower-n
type: LexicalEntry
canonical form: whistleblower
sense: 10797068-n
part of speech: noun

10797068-n
type: LexicalConcept
in scheme: en-word.net
definition: an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
example: the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on
example: the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
ili: i94102
lexfile: noun.person
part of speech: noun
hypernym: 10225604-n