leaker
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈliːkər/
:
filtrador
- President Obama has prosecuted more government leakers than all other administrations combined.
- leakers and whistleblowers
- prosecute the leakers
- find the leaker
How on earth could they ever be a leaker?
- How on earth could they ever be a leaker?
- And the Mooch let the leakers know he's on them.
- And if he can't find the leaker, he's got to resign.
- I think the framing is the the leaker and the liar.
- And we know this because of another leaker who leaked the Trump said.
- But you're right, ultimately the failure to find the leaker is is back at his feet.
- All right, so we just made it here to John's on leaker.
- Listen, yeah, listen, the the leakers were at heart and and and they are this year as well.
Examples
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Meanwhile, the government calls him their only witness to a leaker's crime.
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FEMALE REPORTER : NSA leaker Edward Snowden has now been charged formally with espionage, theft, and conversion of government property.
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To find the leaker and put a stop to it.
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I think a major story will be the leaker, more so than the leak.
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The difference between a leaker and a whistleblower is important.
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The leaker is giving us an inside glimpse at what a disgusting organization Fox News really is.
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I'm interested to hear your thoughts on how important the motivation of sources, especially leakers as sources.
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But anti-secrecy advocates, including Pentagon Papers leaker Daniel Ellsberg, say Manning is a hero.
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The whistleblower was labeled a leaker after revealing classified documents to the press.
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The government is investigating several suspected leakers who may have disclosed sensitive information.
Synonyms
165
5.6
A person who secretly gives information to police, journalists, or researchers
36
7.9
To secretly tell the police or a person in charge about someone's bad actions
27
6.0
A person who secretly tells police about someone else's crimes to get money or protection
26
6.3
A person who breaks someone's trust by revealing secrets
2
7.9
A person who tells secrets to the police or other people in power
1
4.9
A person or thing that makes something known to others
1
8.1
A person who tells secrets about other people
1
8.7
A person who secretly tells the police about other people's crimes
A person who reveals secrets or dishonest acts to the public
A person who makes hidden facts known to others
A person who tells other people's secrets and spreads rumors
Antonyms
How Public
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Leaker comes from the simple word leak, which means 'to let out' or 'a small hole that lets out water or air'. So a leaker is someone who 'lets out' secret or private information.