"leaker" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: leakers [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-leaker-en-noun-ziWC4LWm Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 56 44 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 87 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 82 18
  2. Anything that leaks.
    Sense id: en-leaker-en-noun-Dv9bJtcj

Inflected forms

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