eavesdropper
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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
Now social media gives every restaurateur, nanny, production designer and eavesdropper a platform that could reach a global audience.
From New York Times ● Oct. 25, 2022
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
It was Seraphim — the unnoticed little eavesdropper, overhearing low-voiced, anguished adult conversations — who blurted out the truth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2022
I’m not usually an eavesdropper, but I dare you to try not listening if you hear your best friend talking about you to an adult.
From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan
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