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English
Etymology
From eavesdrop + -er (“person or thing which does”).
Pronunciation
Noun
eavesdropper (plural eavesdroppers)
- One who eavesdrops.
- (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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