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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

Gen. Tomer-Yerushalmi directed the investigation into the leak in October 2024, eventually reporting to the Supreme Court that the leaker couldn’t be identified.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 23, 2025

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

She wondered if that glove was a leaker, too.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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