Eavesdropper

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eavesdropper \Eaves"drop`per\, n.
     One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of
     a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  eavesdropper
       n : a secret listener to private conversations

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "eavesdropper":
     Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, audient, auditor, busybody, gossip, hearer,
     hearkener, inquirer, inquisitive, inquisitor, listener,
     nosy Parker, overhearer, pry, querier, querist, questioner,
     quidnunc, rubberneck, rubbernecker, scopophiliac, sightseer, snoop,
     snooper, voyeur, yenta