leaker

leak

L0088600 (lēk)v. leaked, leak·ing, leaks v.intr.1. To permit the escape, entry, or passage of something through a breach or flaw: rusted pipes that were beginning to leak; a boat leaking at the seams.2. To escape or pass through a breach or flaw: helium leaking slowly from the balloon.3. To become publicly known through a breach of secrecy: The news has leaked.v.tr.1. To permit (a substance) to escape or pass through a breach or flaw: a damaged reactor leaking radioactivity into the atmosphere.2. To disclose without authorization or official sanction: leaked classified information to a reporter.n.1. A crack or flaw that permits something to escape from or enter a container or conduit: fixed the leak in the roof.2. a. The act or instance of leaking.b. An amount leaked: equipment used in cleaning up oil leaks.3. An unauthorized or a deliberate disclosure of confidential information: "Sometimes we can't respond to stories based on leaks" (Ronald Reagan).4. a. Loss of electric current as a result of faulty insulation.b. The path or place at which this loss takes place.Idiom: take a leak Vulgar Slang To urinate.

[Middle English leken, probably from Middle Dutch lēken.]

leak′er n.

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leaker - a surreptitious informant; "the president wanted to know who the leakers were"informant, source - a person who supplies information

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