leak
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noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
to let (liquid, gas, light, etc.) enter or escape: This camera leaks light.
to allow to become known, as information given out covertly: to leak the news of the ambassador's visit.
Origin of leak
1375–1425; 1955–60 for def 11; late Middle English leken < Old Norse leka to drip, leak; akin to Dutch lek, obsolete German lech leaky. See leach1
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Examples from the Web for leaker
Contemporary Examples of leaker
The NFL and the rest of us were suddenly outraged, just as the leaker must have hoped.
Ray Rice Should Have Remembered His 'Kindness' Anti-Bullying WristbandMichael Daly
September 10, 2014
But, of course, it only took one leaker for these photos to be shared around the world.
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September 3, 2014
Within hours, the leaker decided to write an op-ed to clarify his position.
On the one hand, one might say that because the leak was unlawful the leaker should not be protected.
Many foreign governments are still angry about the disclosures of NSA spying by leaker Edward Snowden.
leak
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Word Origin for leak
C15: from Scandinavian; compare Old Norse leka to drip
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