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leaker vs source

source vs leaker

leaker and source both are nouns.

leaker is not a verb while source is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
leaker Yes No No No
source Yes No Yes No
As nouns, source is a hypernym of leaker; that is, source is a word with a broader meaning than leaker:
  • leaker: a surreptitious informant
  • source: a person who supplies information
Other hypernyms of leaker include informant.
leaker (noun) source (noun)
a surreptitious informant a facility where something is available
anything that provides inspiration for later work
a document (or organization) from which information is obtained
a publication (or a passage from a publication) that is referred to
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
anything (a person or animal or plant or substance) in which an infectious agent normally lives and multiplies
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
a person who supplies information
(technology) a process by which energy or a substance enters a system
leaker (verb) source (verb)
specify the origin of
get (a product) from another country or business
Difference between leaker and source

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