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Vinony

eavesdropper

noun

  1. one who eavesdrops
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Pronunciation: /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English eavesdrop Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English eavesdropper From eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”).

  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.”