"eavesdropper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)/ [UK] Forms: eavesdroppers [plural]
Etymology: 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), прислу́шувач (prislúšuvač) [masculine] (Macedonian), êcoute-pathai [masculine] (Norman), êcouteux [masculine] (Norman), podsłuchiwacz [masculine] (Polish), podsłuchiwaczka [feminine] (Polish), 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 entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 93 7 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

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