eavesdropper

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eavesdropper

/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/ UK

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From eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”).

noun eavesdroppers

One who eavesdrops.
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.

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noun one who eavesdrops

Deutsch	Lauscher
Italiano	uditore, ascoltatore, spione
Ελληνικά	ωτακουστής otakoustís
Русский	согляда́тай sogljadátaj
Tiếng Việt	người nghe lén, người nghe trộm

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@misc{eavesdropper_2026,
  title = {eavesdropper},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/eavesdropper},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}