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leaker

American  
[leek-er] / ˈlik ər /

noun

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


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“We have to find that leaker because that is a sick person,” Trump said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 6, 2026

Eventually the leaker hinted there was a new vulnerability on the internet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026

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

From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2025

When the stories ended up in the Sun, Rooney publicly accused Vardy of being the leaker.

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2023

The search for the fugitive leaker now dominated the news—reporters even showed up at Ellsberg’s father’s house in Detroit.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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