eavesdropper
Example Sentences
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I’m a first-class eavesdropper, and that’s when my chances to overhear juicy morsels are best.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2024
Unfortunately, the researchers using them are often faced with a similar plight as the unfortunate eavesdropper, leaning against a locked door with an empty glass to their ear.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
I am, at the very least, receiving texts all the time, a party to conversations in which I am alternately an eavesdropper and an active participant.
From New York Times ● Jan. 16, 2024
Communicating with entangled light can also guarantee security, as measurements of quantum systems can reveal the presence of the eavesdropper.
From Salon ● Oct. 6, 2022
Was there an eavesdropper right here among us?
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
