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nonleaker

nonleaker noun: one who, or that which, does not leak.

Noun

nonleaker (plural nonleakers)

  1. One who, or that which, does not leak.
    • […] praising someone as a nonleaker is an ancient journalistic device to protect sources.1975, New York Magazine, volume 8, number 39, page 8
    • The team decided on a group comparison with eight leakers and eight nonleakers. They selected eight trucks that had failed the leak test with an upper ditch leak. Obtaining trucks that did not leak was more difficult […]2005, Stefan H. Steiner, R. Jock MacKay, Statistical Engineering

Forms of nonleaker

pluralnonleakers

Origin of nonleaker

From non- + leaker.

Questions about nonleaker

What does nonleaker mean?
Nonleaker means one who, or that which, does not leak.
What part of speech is nonleaker?
Nonleaker is a noun.
What is the plural of nonleaker?
The plural of nonleaker is nonleakers.

Words near nonleaker in the dictionary

  1. nonleaders
  2. nonleading
  3. nonleaf
  4. nonleafy
  5. nonleague
  6. nonleaker
  7. nonleakers
  8. nonleaking
  9. nonleaky
  10. nonleap
  11. nonlearner

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