English Explanatory Dictionary

whistle-blow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To blow the whistle (on); to report (as a whistleblower).

Word forms

whistle-blow whistle-blows whistle-blowing whistle-blew whistle-blown whistleblow

Etymology

Back-formation from whistleblowing or whistleblower, equivalent to whistle + blow.

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