eavesdropper

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English

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Etymology

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From eavesdrop +‎ -er (person or thing which does).

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Noun

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eavesdropper (plural eavesdroppers)

  1. One who eavesdrops.
  2. (military, slang) A surveillance aircraft.
    • 1986, Dick Van Der Aart, Aerial Espionage: Secret Intelligence Flights by East and West, page 96:
      [] 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.

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