
Meaning of EAVESDROPPER
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WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a secret listener to private conversations |
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EAVESDROPPER is a 12 letter word that starts with E. |
| | See Also: | | attender, auditor, hearer, listener, phone tapper, snoop, snooper, tapper, wiretapper | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Eaves"drop`per\, n.
One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of
a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.
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Thesaurus Terms |
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| | Related Terms: | | audient, auditor, busybody, gossip, hearer, hearkener, inquirer, inquisitive, inquisitor, listener, nosy Parker, overhearer, Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, pry, querier, querist, questioner, quidnunc, rubberneck, rubbernecker, scopophiliac, sightseer, snoop, snooper, voyeur, yenta |
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