eavesdropper – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
eavesdropper
n.
one who listens in on another person's private conversation
Eavesdropping
Eavesdropping is secretly listening to the private conversation of others without their consent, as defined by
Black's Law Dictionary. This is commonly thought to be
unethical and there is an old
adage that "eavesdroppers seldom hear anything good of themselves... eavesdroppers always try to listen to matters that concern them."
eavesdropper
Noun
1. a secret listener to private conversations
(hypernym) snoop, snooper
(hyponym) tapper, wiretapper, phone tapper
(derivation) listen in, eavesdrop
Eavesdropper
(n.)
One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
eavesdropper
Synonyms and related words:
Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, audient, auditor, busybody, gossip, hearer, hearkener, inquirer, inquisitive, inquisitor, listener, nosy Parker, overhearer, pry, querier, querist, questioner, quidnunc, rubberneck, rubbernecker, scopophiliac, sightseer, snoop, snooper, voyeur, yenta
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
