Definition of Eavesdropper

1. Noun. A secret listener to private conversations.

Generic synonyms: Attender, Auditor, Hearer, Listener, Snoop, Snooper
Specialized synonyms: Phone Tapper, Tapper, Wiretapper
Derivative terms: Eavesdrop

Definition of Eavesdropper

1. n. One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.

Definition of Eavesdropper

1. Noun. one who eavesdrops ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Eavesdropper

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Eavesdropper

eau de toilette
eau de vie
eaus
eaux
eave
eaved
eavedrop
eavedrops
eaves
eaves trough
eaves troughs
eavesdrip
eavesdrips
eavesdrop
eavesdropped
eavesdropper (current term)
eavesdroppers
eavesdroppingly
eavesdroppings
eavesdrops
eavestrough
eavestroughs
eaw
eazily
eazy
ebastine
ebauche
ebauches
ebb

Literary usage of Eavesdropper

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1909)
"Country Life. 15: 314. Ja. '09. Easter. Culinary canticle for Easter. К. Е. Megee. East Orange, New Jersey. eavesdropper; a serious comedy. M. T: Antrim. ..."

2. Retrospective Reviews: A Literary Log by Richard Le Gallienne (1896)
"... now so naively primitive and anon so startling ly ' modern,' makes one wonder how much more than that of eavesdropper in the maize has been Mdlle. ..."

3. John Splendid: The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn by Neil Munro (1898)
"THE ANGRY eavesdropper. IT may seem, in my recounting of these cold wanderings, of days and nights with nothing but snow and rain, and always the hounds of ..."

4. Pharaoh's Broker: Being the Very Remarkable Experiences in Another World of by Ellsworth Douglass (1899)
"... and eavesdropper IN Kem, where agriculture was almost the only occupation, and where the ox was helpful both in planting and threshing the grain, ..."

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