leaker
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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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
After the false stories appeared in the Sun, Rooney released a statement on social media explaining what she had done and accusing Vardy of being the leaker.
From BBC • Oct. 18, 2023
This leaves national security interests at risk from a new class of insider threats: the unwitting leaker who uses chatbots to find much-needed connections and unintentionally divulges sensitive information along the way.
From Scientific American • Jul. 17, 2023
When that didn’t turn up the leaker, the FBI tapped the phones of several journalists.
From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin
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