Someone inside an organisation who tells the public, the press, or the authorities that the organisation is doing something dishonest, dangerous, or illegal. The key point is that the person is on the inside — an employee, an official, a member.

Someone inside an organisation組織內部的某個人, who tells the public, the press, or the authorities向大眾、媒體，或主管機關告發, that the organisation is doing something dishonest, dangerous, or illegal這個組織正在做不誠實、危險，或違法的事. The key point is that the person is on the inside關鍵在於這個人是內部的人, an employee, an official, a member像是員工、官員，或成員

An outsider who reports a company is just a complainer or a reporter; only an insider can be a whistle-blower, because only an insider is breaking loyalty to tell. That is why the word carries so much feeling: to their bosses they are a traitor, to the public they are often a hero.

An outsider who reports a company is just a complainer or a reporter外部的人去舉報一間公司，只是個抱怨者或爆料者, only an insider can be a whistle-blower只有內部人才能算是whistle-blower（吹哨者）, because only an insider is breaking loyalty to tell因為只有內部人說出來，才算是違背忠誠. That is why the word carries so much feeling這就是為什麼這個字帶有這麼強烈的情緒: to their bosses they are a traitor對老闆來說他們是叛徒, to the public they are often a hero對大眾來說他們常常是英雄

Many countries, including Taiwan, have laws meant to stop companies firing them, though in practice whistle-blowers often lose their jobs anyway. Written three ways — whistle-blower, whistleblower, whistle blower — with the one-word spelling now the most common in news writing. The verb is 'blow the whistle on someone/something'.

Many countries, including Taiwan, have laws meant to stop companies firing them很多國家，包括台灣，都有法律想阻止公司開除這些人, though in practice whistle-blowers often lose their jobs anyway不過實際上吹哨者常常還是丟了工作. Written three ways — whistle-blower, whistleblower, whistle blower這個字有三種寫法：whistle-blower、whistleblower、whistle blower, with the one-word spelling now the most common in news writing現在新聞寫作裡最常見的是連寫成一個字的whistleblower. The verb is 'blow the whistle on someone/something'動詞形式是「blow the whistle on someone/something」（吹哨檢舉某人／某事）