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eavesdropper

noun
/ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/UK

Etymology

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

  1. derived from *dʰrebʰ-✻ — “to drip, drop”
  2. inherited from *drupô✻ — “drop (of liquid)”
  3. inherited from *dropō✻ — “drop (of liquid)”
  4. inherited from dropa — “a drop”
  5. inherited from drope — “small quantity of liquid; small or least amount of something; pendant jewel; dripping of a liquid; a shower; nasal flow, catarrh; speck, spot; blemish; disease causing spots on the skin”
  6. inherited from droppe
  7. compounded as eavesdrop — “eaves + drop”
  8. suffixed as eavesdropper — “eavesdrop + er”

Definitions

  1. One who eavesdrops.

  2. 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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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA