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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

As Snowden anticipated, American law enforcement agencies were eager to arrest the leaker and haul him home to face charges of violating the Espionage Act.

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

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