"eavesdropper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-eavesdropper.wav Forms: eavesdroppers [plural]
Etymology: From eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|eavesdrop|er|gloss2=person or thing which does|id2=agent noun}} eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} eavesdropper (plural eavesdroppers)
  1. One who eavesdrops. Categories (topical): People Translations (one who eavesdrops): ὠτακουστής (ōtakoustḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), odposlouchávající (Czech), luistervink [masculine] (Dutch), afluisteraar [masculine] (Dutch), Lauscher [masculine] (German), ωτακουστής (otakoustís) [masculine] (Greek), uditore [masculine] (Italian), ascoltatore [masculine] (Italian), spione [masculine] (Italian), maindredus (Kapampangan), mayindredus (Kapampangan), прислу́шувач (prislúšuvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), êcoute-pathai [masculine] (Norman), êcouteux [masculine] (Norman), podsłuchiwacz [masculine] (Polish), podsłuchiwaczka [feminine] (Polish), согляда́тай (sogljadátaj) [masculine] (Russian), prisluškivač [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), tjuvlyssnare [common-gender] (Swedish), người nghe lén (Vietnamese), người nghe trộm (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-eavesdropper-en-noun-cxL1XR2A Disambiguation of People: 100 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kapampangan translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Norman translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 96 4 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 94 6 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 93 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Kapampangan translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Norman translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'one who eavesdrops': 100 0
  2. (military, slang) A surveillance aircraft. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-eavesdropper-en-noun-Dy-05AWg Topics: government, military, politics, war

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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