leaker

noun

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as in blabbermouth

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Recent Examples of leaker If any details leak from Cole Escola’s Miss Piggy script, Disney will straight up kill the leaker. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026 The notorious Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker seems to be hitting pause after the group’s newest effort to rake in funds appears to have flopped. — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Oct. 2026 As Kotaku reports, GTA leaker Cyberleek, who cashed out on a memecoin and seemingly disappeared earlier this year, is back with a new 25-minute video of GTA VI gameplay. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 8 Oct. 2026 After the usually chatty Grand Theft Auto 6 leaker went a full 24 hours without posting anything, many began to theorize Cyberleek’s spree was over, and they’d been shut down or caught after Take-Two’s relentless pursuit. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 Portions of the post even were read aloud on CNN today, though the correspondent didn’t name the leaker’s name. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 July 2026 The leaker was caught and fired. — Kate Aurthur, Variety, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for leaker
  1. blabbermouth
  2. reporter
  3. gossiper
  4. spy
  5. discloser
  6. gossip
Noun
  • There’s a new MCU blabbermouth in town.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2025
  • They’re portrayed as gullible blabbermouths who spill everything the minute anyone shows public kindness.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2024
Definition of blabbermouth
Noun
  • The governor-elect, speaking to reporters Thursday afternoon inside the state Capitol, had just concluded a meeting with Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas and Senate President Pro-Tempore Monique Limón.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Former baseball All-Star Mark Teixeira won a congressional seat in Texas, former football coach Tommy Tuberville won the Alabama governor’s race, but former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya lost her Senate race in Minnesota.
    — Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of reporter
Noun
  • Celebrity gossiper Rob Shuter reported that the two recently let go of a number of their staff.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Her staff figured out how to get rid of the gossiper.
    — Ronda Racha Penrice, HollywoodReporter, 10 Aug. 2025
Definition of gossiper
Noun
  • Something of a sexier version of Slow Horses, Black Doves is another spy drama set in London and stars Keira Knightley, Ben Wishaw and the always incredible Sarah Lancashire.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The latest season, currently being aired, depicts a fictional Chinese intelligence agency capturing and torturing some of the Japanese spies.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of spy
Noun
  • Many were, and are, attracted to Pynchon because of the abnormal discloser in his books, especially in a pre-internet age.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of discloser
Noun
  • When he’s described as cowardly in print by the ever-hovering gossip columnist Hedda Hopper (Sarah Drew, Grey’s Anatomy), Stewart follows his instincts and enlists.
    — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The platform has significant footholds in fashion, AI, politics, literature, celebrity gossip, and most everything in between.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of gossip

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“Leaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/leaker. Accessed 9 Nov. 2026.

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