leaker

leaker: leak ► VERB 1) accidentally allow contents to escape or enter through a hole or crack. 2) (of liquid, gas, etc.) escape or enter accidentally through a hole or crack. 3) intentionally disclose (secret information). 4) (of secret information) become known.

► NOUN 1) a hole or crack through which contents leak. 2) an instance of leaking.

● have (or take) a leak — Cf. ↑take a leak

DERIVATIVES leakage noun leaker noun leaky adjective.

ORIGIN probably from Low German or Dutch and related to LACK(Cf. ↑lack).

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leaker — [lēkər] n. a person or thing that leaks; specif., a person who leaks secret or private information * * * See leak. * * * … Universalium
leaker — [lēkər] n. a person or thing that leaks; specif., a person who leaks secret or private information … English World dictionary
leaker — [[t]li͟ːkə(r)[/t]] leakers N COUNT A leaker is someone who lets people know secret information. [JOURNALISM] He found no direct evidence to identify a leaker … English dictionary
leaker — a person who is incompetent. Someone who always seems to make mistakes. A loser That Joe, what a leaker. He can never do anything right. This word seems to come from the Wisconsin/Minnesota area … Dictionary of american slang
leaker — a person who is incompetent. Someone who always seems to make mistakes. A loser That Joe, what a leaker. He can never do anything right. This word seems to come from the Wisconsin/Minnesota area … Dictionary of american slang
leaker — noun see leak I … New Collegiate Dictionary
leaker — noun Somebody who leaks information … Wiktionary
leaker — n. person or thing that leaks, person or thing which allows something to get out or escape (fluid, information, etc.) … English contemporary dictionary
leaker — leak·er … English syllables
leaker — See cry baby … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

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