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eavesdropper

Noun

Meaning

One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Show me a congenital eavesdropper with the instincts of a peeping Tom, and I will show you the makings of a dramatist. Kenneth Tynan

I write from real life. I am an unrepentant eavesdropper and a collector of stories. I record bits of overheard dialogue. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

I'm a really good eavesdropper. I listen to what people say and remember all the buzzwords. William Gibson

I sometimes read on the subway, but I'm a hopeless eavesdropper and get easily distracted by strangers' conversations. J. Courtney Sullivan

An eavesdropper with specialized equipment could intercept a handset's ESN (Electronic Serial Number) and MDN or CTN (Mobile Directory Number or Cellular Telephone Number). Source: Internet

An eavesdropper may have difficulty intercepting a transmission in real time if the pseudorandom sequence is not known. Source: Internet

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