whistle blower

whis·tle blow·er

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwis-uh l, wis- bloh-er]
- /ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- ˈbloʊ ər/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hwis-uh l, wis- bloh-er]
- /ˈʰwɪs əl, ˈwɪs- ˈbloʊ ər/

Definitions of whistle blower words

noun whistle blower a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of corruption or wrongdoing. 1
noun whistle blower person who reports, exposes wrongdoing 1

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Origin of whistle blower

First appearance:

before 1965

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Whistle blower

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whistle blower popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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