SNOOPER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does snooper mean? 

• SNOOPER (noun)
  The noun SNOOPER has 1 sense:

1. a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

  Familiarity information: SNOOPER used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SNOOPER (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

snoop; snooper

Hypernyms ("snooper" is a kind of...):

spy (a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "snooper"):

eavesdropper (a secret listener to private conversations)

Derivation:

snoop (watch, observe, or inquire secretly)