In the German Alps it is believed that the cattle have the gift of language on Christmas Eve. But it is a sin to attempt to play the eavesdropper upon them.
Source: tatoeba (5681819)
Eavesdropper
//ˈiːvzˌdɹɒpə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "eavesdropper" (27 found)
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Closest matches (6)
Strong matches (8)
Related words (13)
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Translations
21 translations across 14 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ὠτακουστής noun (one who eavesdrops)
Czech
1 entries- odposlouchávající noun (one who eavesdrops)
Dutch
2 entries- afluisteraar noun (one who eavesdrops)
- luistervink noun (one who eavesdrops)
German
1 entries- Lauscher noun (one who eavesdrops)
Greek
1 entries- ωτακουστής noun (one who eavesdrops)
Italian
3 entries- ascoltatore noun (one who eavesdrops)
- spione noun (one who eavesdrops)
- uditore noun (one who eavesdrops)
Kapampangan
2 entries- maindredus noun (one who eavesdrops)
- mayindredus noun (one who eavesdrops)
Macedonian
1 entries- прислу́шувач noun (one who eavesdrops)
Norman
2 entries- êcoute-pathai noun (one who eavesdrops)
- êcouteux noun (one who eavesdrops)
Polish
2 entries- podsłuchiwacz noun (one who eavesdrops)
- podsłuchiwaczka noun (one who eavesdrops)
Russian
1 entries- согляда́тай noun (one who eavesdrops)
Serbo-Croatian
1 entries- prisluškivač noun (one who eavesdrops)
Swedish
1 entries- tjuvlyssnare noun (one who eavesdrops)
Vietnamese
2 entries- người nghe lén noun (one who eavesdrops)
- người nghe trộm noun (one who eavesdrops)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
She's a bit of an eavesdropper, innit?
Source: tatoeba (11535977)
[…] 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.
Source: wiktionary
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