Noun
der Whistleblower
whistle-blower
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plural Whistleblower
Meanings
Noun
- whistle-blower
Example sentence
Der Whistleblower übergab die Unterlagen einer Zeitung.
The whistle-blower handed the documents to a newspaper.
Word forms
singular
der Whistleblower
plural
die Whistleblower
The four cases
Singular
Nominativeder Whistleblower
Accusativeden Whistleblower
Dativedem Whistleblower
Genitivedes Whistleblowers
Plural
Nominativedie Whistleblower
Accusativedie Whistleblower
Dativeden Whistleblowern
Genitiveder Whistleblower
Usage
- als Whistleblower auftreten — Act as a whistle-blower by exposing wrongdoing.
- Whistleblower / Augenzeuge — Someone reporting internal wrongdoing versus someone who witnessed an event; roles can overlap.
Der Roman erzählt von einem Whistleblower in einem großen Unternehmen.
The novel tells of a whistle-blower in a large company.