Polyglot Dictionary

lanceur d'alerte

/lɑ̃sœʁ dalɛʁt/

le noun B2

le (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain Medical Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
lanceurs d'alerte

Meaning

  1. whistleblower (a person who exposes wrongdoing within an organization)

    Built from lanceur (thrower, one who launches (from lancer)) + alerte (alert).

    • Le lanceur d'alerte a révélé des fraudes financières.

      The whistleblower revealed financial fraud.

N Category Person Concreteness Concrete Animacy Animate Countability Countable Scope Collective

Made of

  • lanceur thrower, one who launches (from lancer)
  • alerte alert

Usage notes

Terme juridique et médiatique moderne ; désigne une personne protégée par la loi dans certains pays.

Practice

1 What does lanceur d'alerte mean?

2 Fill the gap: Le ___ d'alerte a révélé des fraudes financières.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lanceur d'alerte?

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