leaker

[leek-er]

noun

1. someone or something that leaks, especially a person who releases secret information to the public without authorization.

Example Sentences

Investigators, he said, could catch the leaker and their accomplices “easily,” he continued.

From Salon

Rubio also cast doubt on the leaked report's credibility, suggesting the contents had been distorted in the media and labelling the leakers as "professional stabbers".

From BBC

Less well known is another lower-key effort to suppress reporting by seeking to collect the phone records of reporters and trying to force their testimony in court, all in pursuit of government “leakers.”

From Salon

A new report from the Wall Street Journal shows that Hegseth is starting to see elusive leakers in his nightmares.

From Salon

"It's a shame that there are still leakers at the White House who leaked this information."

From BBC