eavesdropper
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He just wants to be an eavesdropper in the room, standing back against the dusty brick-a-brack.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 9, 2026
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
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
Instead of recounting the events himself, Mr. Louis positions himself in the novel as an eavesdropper listening in behind a door on a conversation about the attack between his sister and her husband.
From New York Times ● Jun. 19, 2018
Here he had her, ear to wood, an eavesdropper in her own house.
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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