WHISTLE-BLOWER

Meaning of WHISTLE-BLOWER in English

■ noun informal a person who informs on someone engaged in an illicit activity.

Derivatives

whistle-blowing noun & adjective

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WHISTLE-BLOWER — noun Date: 1970 one who reveals something covert or who informs against another , whistle-blowing noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WHISTLE-BLOWER — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun : one who reveals something covert or informs on another a first-class whistle-blower whose allegations …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — — whistle-blowing , n. /hwis"euhl bloh'euhr, wis"-/ , n. a person who informs on another or makes public disclosure of …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHISTLE BLOWER — one who reveals a wrongdoing or informs authorities about a misconduct, one who discloses the illegal or immoral acts of …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
WHISTLE-BLOWER — noun Date: 1970 : one who reveals something covert or who informs against another pledges to protect whistle-blower s who …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — Pronunciation: - ˌ bl ō - ə r Function: noun Date: 1970 : one who reveals something covert or who …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — [whis.tle-blow.er] n (1970): one who reveals something covert or who informs against another "pledges to protect ~s who fear reprisals …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHISTLE-BLOWER — whistle-blower BrE AmE ˈwɪs ə l ˌbləʊ ə ˈhwɪs- AmE \ -ˌbloʊ ə r ▷ whistle-blower|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — noun (used especially in newspapers) a person who informs people in authority or the public that the company they work …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — ˈwhistle-ˌblower BrE AmE noun [countable] someone who tells people in authority or the public about dishonest or illegal practices at …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHISTLE-BLOWER — also whistleblower ( whistle-blowers) A whistle-blower is someone who finds out that the organization they are working for is doing …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — also whistleblower (~s) A ~ is someone who finds out that the organization they are working for is doing something …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
WHISTLE-BLOWER — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ One of the most moving stories, he says in an interview, is that of a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHISTLE BLOWER — Synonyms and related words : betrayer, blab, blabber, blabberer, blabbermouth, delator, fink, informer, narc, peacher, snitch, snitcher, spy, squealer, stool …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHISTLE BLOWER — A person who has knowledge of fraudulent activities inside a firm or government agency, who is protected from the employer's …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — employee who publicly reports illegal activities going on inside his/her company.
Raynet Business and Marketing English Glossary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — сущ.; сл. доносчик Syn : informer, sneak (сленг) доносчик
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WHISTLE-BLOWER — n сл. доносчик
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WHISTLE BLOWER — (n) доносчик
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
WHISTLE-BLOWER — n сл. доносчик
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
WHISTLE-BLOWER — n сл. доносчик
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WHISTLE-BLOWER — _n. _жарг. доносчик
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
WHISTLE-BLOWER — n. жарг. доносчик
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WHISTLE-BLOWER — n AmE sl He was looking for a whistle-blower who put him behind bars — Он разыскивает агента полиции, который упрятал …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
WHISTLE-BLOWER — n AmE sl He was looking for a whistle-blower who put him behind bars — Он разыскивает агента полиции, который …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
WHISTLE-BLOWER — whistle-blower n AmE sl He was looking for a whistle-blower who put him behind bars Он разыскивает агента полиции, который …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
WHISTLE-BLOWER — He was looking for a whistle-blower who put him behind bars — Он разыскивает агента полиции, который упрятал его за …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
WHISTLE BLOWER — общ. (в самом общем смысле: активный гражданин, который предает гласности наблюдаемые или предполагаемые факты нарушения закона; инициатор расследований, источник информации) а) …
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WHISTLE-BLOWER — сущ.; сл. доносчик Syn : informer, sneak (сленг) доносчик
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WHISTLE — I. ˈhwisəl also ˈwi- noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: in sense 1, from Middle English, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHISTLE — (v. i.) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, produces a …
Английский словарь Webster
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Английский словарь Webster
WHISTLE — ( v. i. ) An instrument in which gas or steam forced into a cavity, or against a thin edge, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHISTLE — — whistleable , adj. /hwis"euhl, wis"-/ , v. , whistled, whistling , n. v.i. 1. to make a clear musical …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHISTLE — I. ˈhwi-səl, ˈwi- noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwistle; akin to Old Norse hvīsla to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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Webster English vocab
BLOWER — noun a braggart, or loud talker. 2. blower ·noun one who, or that which, blows. 3. blower ·noun a small …
Webster English vocab
WHISTLE — [whis.tle] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE hwistle; akin to ON hvisla to whisper] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a small …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHISTLE — short flute having a stopped lower end and a flue that directs the player's breath from the mouth hole at …
Britannica English vocabulary
BLOWER — blower BrE AmE ˈbləʊ ə AmE \ ˈbloʊ ə r ▷ blower|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHISTLE — / ˈwɪsl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small metal or plastic tube that you blow to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOWER — / ˈbləʊə(r); NAmE ˈbloʊ-/ noun 1. [ C ] a device that produces a current of air : a hot-air …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISTLE — I. whis ‧ tle 1 /ˈwɪs ə l/ BrE AmE verb 1 . HIGH SOUND [intransitive and transitive] to make …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BLOWER — blow ‧ er /ˈbləʊə $ ˈbloʊər/ BrE AmE noun [countable] 1 . a machine that blows out air, for example …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHISTLE — n. & v. --n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHISTLE — n. & v. n. 1 a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHISTLE — n. & v. --n. 1. a clear shrill sound made by forcing breath through a small hole between nearly closed …
Oxford English vocab
WHISTLE — ( whistles, whistling, whistled) 1. When you whistle or when you whistle a tune, you make a series of musical …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BLOWER — The blower is the telephone. ( BRIT INFORMAL, OLD-FASHIONED ) N-SING : the N
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHISTLE — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bullet whistles (= moves fast making a noise ) ▪ I heard a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BLOWER — noun EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ a snow blower EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Are they coming to mow the lawn …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHISTLE — [verb] - to make a high sound by forcing air through a small hole or passage, esp. through the lips, …
Cambridge English vocab
BLOWER — [noun] [U] [UK and ANZ] [informal] - the blower the telephoneGet on the blower and invite him round.
Cambridge English vocab
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
BLOWER — n 1. a person or object that erred. ("You blower!") Submitted by Tamelia, MA, USA, 10-6-1997. 2. telephone. ("Get on …
Slang English vocab
BLOWER — A pipe. How the swell funks his blower and lushes red tape; what a smoke the gentleman makes with his …
Slang English vocab
WHISTLE — I. noun 1 small metal/plastic tube that you blow ADJECTIVE ▪ dog , police , train ▪ guard's , referee's …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
BLOWER — noun Blower is used after these nouns: ↑ snow
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
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Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
BLOWER — 1) воздуходувка; нагнетательный вентилятор, нагнетатель 2) конвертерщик 3) пухообдуватель ( кругловязальной машины ) 4) полигр. раздуватель 5) стеклодув • - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
BLOWER — 1) воздуходувка; нагнетательный вентилятор, нагнетатель 2) конвертерщик 3) пухообдуватель (кругловязальной машины) 4) полигр. раздуватель 5) стеклодув • - agitating blower - air blower - air-sand blower - auxiliary blower - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

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