whistleblower vs source

source vs whistleblower

whistleblower and source both are nouns.

whistleblower is not a verb while source is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whistleblower	Yes	No	No	No
source	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, source is a hypernym of whistleblower; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than whistleblower:

whistleblower: an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
source: a person who supplies information

Other hypernyms of whistleblower include informant.

whistleblower (noun)	source (noun)
an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it	a facility where something is available
	anything that provides inspiration for later work
	a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
	a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
	the place where something begins, where it springs into being
	anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
	a person who supplies information
	(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system

whistleblower (verb)	source (verb)
	specify the origin of
	get (a product) from another country or business

Difference between whistleblower and source

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