Edward Snowden

noun

Any National Security Agency employee who leaks national security secrets to the media.

“Obama's goal for the NSA reform is to prevent future Edward Snowdens.”

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Meanings

nounEdward Snowden (plural Edward Snowdens)

plural Edward Snowdens

  1. Any National Security Agency employee who leaks national security secrets to the media.

    Obama's goal for the NSA reform is to prevent future Edward Snowdens.

    1 more example

    US government suspects that another Edward Snowden is exposing sensitive information about the NSA's inner workings.

Origin

Named after Edward Snowden (born 1983) who leaked highly classified information from the National Security Agency in 2013.

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APA

Edward Snowden. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edward%20Snowden

MLA

“Edward Snowden.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edward%20Snowden. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Edward Snowden,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Edward%20Snowden.

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