eavesdropper
English
Etymology
eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”)
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/
Noun
eavesdropper (plural eavesdroppers)
- One who eavesdrops.
- (military, slang) A surveillance aircraft.
- 1986, Dick Van Der Aart, Aerial Espionage: Secret Intelligence Flights by East and West (page 96)
- […] the Japanese Ministry of Defence rang the bell and informed the world's press about the Tokyo Express — the ironic Japanese nickname for the constant flow of Soviet flying eavesdroppers in Japanese airspace.
- 1986, Dick Van Der Aart, Aerial Espionage: Secret Intelligence Flights by East and West (page 96)
Translations
one who eavesdrops
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