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Synonyms for eaves-dropper


Grammar : Noun
Spell : eevz-drop
Phonetic Transcription : ˈivzˌdrɒp

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Définition of eaves-dropper

Origin :
  • c.1600, probably a back-formation from eavesdropper. Related: Eavesdropping.
  • As in monitor : noun person who watches, oversees
Example sentences :
  • Nay, I will not be an eaves-dropper: my child you do not fear this person now?
  • Extract from : « The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor » by Stephen Cullen Carpenter
  • Should he not appear to them in the despicable light of an eaves-dropper?
  • Extract from : « The War Tiger » by Wiliam Dalton
  • This seat was in a little recess or blind window, where two persons might freely converse without fear of an eaves-dropper.
  • Extract from : « The War Trail » by Mayne Reid
  • And Horace Townsend, in stopping to play the eaves-dropper, at least partially illustrated the saying.
  • Extract from : « The Coward » by Henry Morford
  • I did not wish to be an eaves-dropper, and at the same time I scarcely liked suddenly to rush unnoticed into the room.
  • Extract from : « Ben Burton » by W. H. G. Kingston

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