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What is the noun for eavesdropper?

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eavesdrop
  1. The dripping of rain from the eaves of a house
  2. The space around a house on which such water drips
  3. A concealed aperture through which an occupant of a building can surreptitiously listen to people talking at an entrance to the building
  4. The act of intentionally hearing a conversation not intended to be heard
  5. Synonyms:
      6. bug, eavesdrip, snoop, wiretap
eavesdropping
  1. Listening secretly to private conversation of others.
  2. (telecoms) The interception of electronic communication.
  3. Synonyms:
      4. espionage, spying, infiltration, reconnaissance, bugging, recon, surveillance, cyberespionage, wiretapping, intelligence, ninjutsu, shadowing, tailing, counter-espionage, counter-intelligence, undercover work, cloak-and-dagger activities, secret service, undercover activities, undercover operations, underground activities, snooping, intelligence work, intelligence gathering, phone tapping, industrial espionage, invasion of privacy, observation, stakeout, vigil, lookout, surveyance, vigilance, scrutiny, following, humint, information gathering, ELINT, electronic intelligence, watch, view, inspection, monitoring, eye, examination, chase, pursuing, trailing, tab, dataveillance … more
eavesdropper
  1. one who eavesdrops
  2. Synonyms:
      3. spy, snooper, snoop, wiretapper, listener, auditor, stickybeak, intruder, monitor, phone tapper … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “An eavesdropper can use the program to identify nearby devices that use the Bluetooth wireless protocol.”
      “Since the eavesdropper doesn't know the starting point, he can't decrypt the message.”
      “Getting thoroughly interested in this tale, the eavesdropper had pricked up his ears a little more.”
eavesdroppers
  1. plural of eavesdropper
  2. Synonyms:
      3. spies, snoopers, snoops, wiretappers, listeners, auditors, stickybeaks, intruders, monitors, audiophiles, hearers, detectives, sleuths, investigators, gumshoes, operatives, shamuses, hawkshaws, sleuthhounds, agents, peepers, scouts, shadows, cops, Pinkertons, analysts, flatfoots, prosecutors, informers, bloodhounds, narks, constables, eyes, copper, jacks, bizzies, bulls, feds, finks, reporters, ropers, sergeants, shooflies, private investigators, private eyes, private detectives, private dicks … more
  3. Examples:
      4. “Police will start using a new radio system today meaning the end of the road for eavesdroppers who listened in to police messages.”
      “And while refusing to confirm or deny that it's going on, the White House insists only evildoers need fear government eavesdroppers.”
      “These can be encrypted, but eavesdroppers can't be detected.”
eavesdrops
  1. plural of eavesdrop
  2. Synonyms:
      3. bugs, eavesdrips, snoops, wiretaps
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