Is a whistle blower a snitch?

Question

what exactly is a whistle blower?

Answer 1

Whistle blower and snitch are terms for someone reporting an illegal activity or falsehood and therefore trying to keep the public and his/her fellow workers out of harms' way. See, too many people think it's only a crime if you get caught. It's a crime if you know it's the wrong thing and you do it anyway.

Answer 2

Any person that tells what they no for the betterment of a ppl is not a snitch but they will be treated as one..  Whistle blowing usually envolves a person inside of a business or organazation that reveals unlawful or willfully neglegent behavior, to the public...

Answer 3

A whistleblower is an employee, former employee, or member of an organization, especially a business or government agency, who reports misconduct.

A snitch is someone who contacts or cooperates with the police for any reason.

These definitions are not synonomous, though they are very similar.

Answer 4

essentially, yes

Answer 5

A whistle blower exposes some sort of shady activity in their workplace.

Whoever got the whistle blown on them will consider the person who blew the whistle a snitch; however, others may consider the person a hero. It's all a matter of perspective.