Leakee

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One about whom information is leaked.

    "He went so far as to change substantive policy decisions after they had been leaked to the press in order to undermine the leaker and embarrass the leakee."

Example

More examples

"He went so far as to change substantive policy decisions after they had been leaked to the press in order to undermine the leaker and embarrass the leakee."

Etymology

From leak + -ee.

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