eavesdropper en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
From eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”).
Meanings
- One who eavesdrops.
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(slang) A surveillance aircraft.
[…] 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:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| eavesdroppers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (21)
vi người nghe trộm (one who eavesdrops) · nrf êcoute-pathai (one who eavesdrops) · de Lauscher (one who eavesdrops) · pl podsłuchiwaczka (one who eavesdrops) · pam mayindredus (one who eavesdrops) · mk прислу́шувач (one who eavesdrops) · el ωτακουστής (one who eavesdrops) · vi người nghe lén (one who eavesdrops) · it ascoltatore (one who eavesdrops) · it uditore (one who eavesdrops) · cs odposlouchávající (one who eavesdrops) · sh prisluškivač (one who eavesdrops) · nrf êcouteux (one who eavesdrops) · pam maindredus (one who eavesdrops) · pl podsłuchiwacz (one who eavesdrops) · ru согляда́тай (one who eavesdrops) · nl luistervink (one who eavesdrops) · grc ὠτακουστής (one who eavesdrops) · it spione (one who eavesdrops) · nl afluisteraar (one who eavesdrops) · sv tjuvlyssnare (one who eavesdrops)