leakern.

Brit.

/ˈliːkə/, U.S.

/ˈlikər/

Etymology: < leak v. + -er suffix¹.

One who discloses secret information or allows it to be disclosed.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > discloser of secret

telltale1595

pimp1791

tell-all1835

leaker1969

1969 Punch 12 Feb. 227/3 Guilty leakers have been known to get the sack, but strenuous efforts are usually made to keep this out of the papers.

a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 367 But now I was obviously Harold's suspect as the chief leaker when he called on the Lord Chancellor to put into operation the procedure for leak detection.

1988 Economist 12 Mar. 39/2 Lie-detectors..have also been much used in the Reagan administration to find leakers of information.

1993 D. C. Reece Rich Broth vi. 45 This would surely stimulate my unmasking as a master leaker before my thunderstruck boss. In any case the revelations..would be easily traceable to me.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	leaker
释义	leakern. Brit. /ˈliːkə/, U.S. /ˈlikər/ Etymology: < leak v. + -er suffix¹. One who discloses secret information or allows it to be disclosed. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > discloser of secret telltale1595 pimp1791 tell-all1835 leaker1969 1969 Punch 12 Feb. 227/3 Guilty leakers have been known to get the sack, but strenuous efforts are usually made to keep this out of the papers. a1974 R. Crossman Diaries (1976) II. 367 But now I was obviously Harold's suspect as the chief leaker when he called on the Lord Chancellor to put into operation the procedure for leak detection. 1988 Economist 12 Mar. 39/2 Lie-detectors..have also been much used in the Reagan administration to find leakers of information. 1993 D. C. Reece Rich Broth vi. 45 This would surely stimulate my unmasking as a master leaker before my thunderstruck boss. In any case the revelations..would be easily traceable to me. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1997; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1969
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