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Noun
S: (n) whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistleblower (an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it) "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"
S: (n) leaker (a surreptitious informant) "the president wanted to know who the leakers were"
S: (n) passive source (an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has)
S: (n) whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistleblower (an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it) "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"
W: (v) inform [Related to: informer] (act as an informer) "She had informed on her own parents for years"
W: (v) betray [Related to: betrayer] (deliver to an enemy by treachery) "Judas sold Jesus"; "The spy betrayed his country"
W: (v) betray [Related to: betrayer] (give away information about somebody) "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
W: (v) rat [Related to: rat] (give away information about somebody) "He told on his classmate who had cheated on the exam"
W: (v) squeal [Related to: squealer] (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)
W: (v) blab [Related to: blabber] (divulge confidential information or secrets) "Be careful--his secretary talks"
W: (v) blabber [Related to: blabber] (speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly)
S: (n) leaker (a surreptitious informant) "the president wanted to know who the leakers were"
S: (n) passive source (an informant who is not assigned to obtain specific intelligence but who routinely passes on whatever information he or she has)
S: (n) whistle blower, whistle-blower, whistleblower (an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it) "the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on"; "the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals"