Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who watches for an opportunity to hear the private conversation of others.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun one who
eavesdrops
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a secret listener to private conversations
Etymologies
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word eavesdropper.
Examples
-
If protection from an eavesdropper is not considered important, an access control can be as simple as a password.
-
These words did indeed whet his curiosity to the utmost, but the shame of acting the part of an "eavesdropper" was so great that, by a strong effort of will, he drew back and pondered for a moment what he ought to do.
-
These words did indeed whet his curiosity to the utmost; but the shame of acting the part of an "eavesdropper" was so great that, by a strong effort of will, he drew back, and pondered for a moment what he ought to do.
-
Nog looked around, as if afraid of an eavesdropper.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
-
Nog looked around, as if afraid of an eavesdropper.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
-
It is at this point in the mass that always I feel the most like an outsider, an eavesdropper.
Tim Suttle: An Evangelical Goes To Mass Tim Suttle 2011
-
It is at this point in the mass that always I feel the most like an outsider, an eavesdropper.
Tim Suttle: An Evangelical Goes To Mass Tim Suttle 2011
-
The mother-in-law is an eavesdropper and troublemaker but has nothing to do with this story.
Peeling Onions Jenny Gumpertz 2011
-
Looking around as if suspecting an eavesdropper, he lowered his voice so that only the entire shop could hear, and said: Cut deliberately.
The art of creating a stink in the dressing room Harry Pearson 2010
-
I am always on the look out for ideas for articles and am a shameless eavesdropper in the supermarket, on the bus and in the shopping centres.
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.