snooper

noun

Definition of snoopernext
as in spy

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  1. spy
  2. snoop
  3. peeper
  4. busybody
Noun
  • Along the way, Abrahams and his childhood friends the Zucker brothers continued to twist parodic knives into unsuspecting genres, skewering the spy game with Top Secret!
    Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 26 Nov. 2024
  • Most things, good and bad, come at a price, but because the hazards of intelligence and spy labor are typically wrapped in a thrilling bow, the mental toil of the job is rarely examined.
    Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024
Definition of spy
Noun
  • And a feature called Track Cleaner wipes away tracks and traces of your computer and internet use, to foil snoops.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Scores of security guards keep the homeless, the snoops and the patent-stealers at bay, while the dealmakers pack into the cramped Westin St. Francis hotel and its surrounds to meet with cash-hungry executives from biotech and other health care companies.
    Molly Castle Work and Arthur Allen, CBS News, 23 Jan. 2024
Definition of snoop
Noun
  • But what did come into clear view on occasion were delicately winged peepers.
    Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The most inventive touch: those peepers on his clawed hands, rising to give the monster sight at the exact moment that audiences might decide to block their vision with a defensive palm.
    A.A. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
Definition of peeper
Noun
  • The moment of recognition is fleeting but will soon enough be pivotal to the show — especially as it is cushioned by many a microaggression on both women (one Black, one Jewish) at the hands of the busybody store employees.
    Manuel Betancourt, Vulture, 19 July 2024
  • Conservatives have long scorned Democrats as overbearing busybodies who want to take away your freedoms to make money, own guns, operate a business and cook with gas.
    Steve Chapman, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of busybody
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