Standard Lemma guide

leaker

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: L IY1 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Somebody who leaks information.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Anything that leaks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a surreptitious informant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • the president wanted to know who the leakers were

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: informant, source

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English leak Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English leaker From leak + -er.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: vazador — somebody who leaks information
  • Portuguese: vazadora — somebody who leaks information
  • Portuguese: vazador — anything that leaks
  • Portuguese: vazadora — anything that leaks