"leaker" meaning in All languages combined

See leaker on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: leakers [plural]
Etymology: From leak + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|leak|er|id2=agent noun}} leak + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} leaker (plural leakers)
  1. Somebody who leaks information. Categories (topical): People Translations (somebody who leaks information): vazador [masculine] (Portuguese), vazadora [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-leaker-en-noun-ziWC4LWm Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 78 22 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of 'somebody who leaks information': 95 5
  2. Anything that leaks. Translations (anything that leaks): vazador [masculine] (Portuguese), vazadora [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-leaker-en-noun-Dv9bJtcj Disambiguation of 'anything that leaks': 7 93

Inflected forms

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