Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who pries about; a sneak.

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  • noun A person who snoops.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

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Examples

  • "Oh, you'll get yours as soon as I finish with your pardner, you little hog-wallopin 'snooper, you."

    THE MEAT 2010

  • "Oh, you'll get yours as soon as I finish with your pardner, you little hog-wallopin 'snooper, you."

    Smoke Bellew - The Meat 1911

  • Anse turned the jeep into a side passage, and Conn recalled the snooper and sent it ahead.

    The Cosmic Computer H. Beam Piper 1934

  • Internet game that awards points for people spotting real crimes on CCTV is branded 'snooper's paradise'

    Boing Boing 2009

  • According to Harms, the bridge can no longer support the weight of the "snooper" bucket trucks MoDOT uses to perform inspections.

    Route 66 Guide 2010

  • Here we trace his life in pictures Superdatabase tracking all calls and emails legitimate, says DPP Editorial: Britain's creeping surveillance society has got to be reined in David Cronin: MEPs are in danger of striking the wrong balance between the right to privacy and intellectual property Alan Travis looks at a 'snooper's charter' to check texts and emails Personal data pact: 'Most European governments are very keen on this'

    Politics news, UK and world political comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk 2009

  • Internet game that awards points for people spotting real crimes on CCTV is branded 'snooper's paradise'

    Signs of the Times 2009

  • The futuristic snooper could reach at least Mach 3.2 while soaring above 85,000 feet.

    Putting on the Brakes: Mankind Nears the End of the Age of Speed Daniel Michaels 2011

  • Leon Walker, the e-mail snooper charged with a 5-year felony for logging onto his ex-wife s account, has requested sole custody of their 3-year-old daughter.

    'E-mail Snooper' Leon Walker Seeks Sole Custody Of Daughter Huffington Post 2011

  • Leon Walker, the "e-mail snooper" charged with a 5-year felony for logging onto his ex-wife's account, has requested sole custody of their 3-year-old daughter.

    'E-mail Snooper' Leon Walker Seeks Sole Custody Of Daughter Huffington Post 2011

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