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snoop

snoop

26 7.4
A person who secretly looks for other people's private information
  • noun
  • /snuːp/
translation icon : fisgón
  • My brother can be a real snoop; he often digs up secrets that people want to keep private.

Examples

  • I wouldn't put it past her to keep some kind of snoop on me.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Second, there are a lot of other databases around for snoops to use these days, and they're easy to get.

    Academic text (2010)
  • In fact, we should run a snoop over the whole ship.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • Let yourself in, have a snoop around if you fancy.

  • Told some snoop reporter that she hated cops.

  • Or the snoop who's far too interested.

  • Spoken like a true snoop.

  • So you know she's not typically a snoop, that's not her style.

  • I'm just a snoop.

  • Even in these days of snoops and busybodies, I've kept secrets.

    Fiction book (1990)

Synonyms

tail
vssnoop
73 8.8

A person who follows someone secretly to watch them

is more general, gathering private information by many secret methods
busybody
vssnoop
  • Offensive
16 7.1

A person who asks too many questions about other people's private lives

is primarily about secret investigation rather than open interference
eavesdropper
vssnoop
4 6.1

A person who secretly listens to other people's private conversations

is broader, seeking private information by listening or other means
snooper
vssnoop
3 7.4

A person who secretly tries to find out about other people's private things

has identical meaning but is the more common everyday form
noser
vssnoop
  • Offensive
2 8.9

A person who wants to know about other people's private lives

is more about secretly obtaining information rather than mere curiosity
wiretapper
vssnoop
1 8.6

A person who secretly listens to other people's phone calls with a hidden device

is wider, finding private information not limited to tapped communications
nosey parker
vssnoop
  • UK
1 8.2

A person who is too interested in other people's private matters

focuses on secretly finding private information rather than open curiosity
shadower
vssnoop
8.9

A person who follows someone secretly and tells others what they do

covers secret information gathering beyond only physical following
phone tapper
vssnoop
8.9

A person who secretly listens to other people's phone calls

gathers private information by any secret method, not only phone tapping

How Intrusive

spy
623 2.9
snoop
26 7.4
observer
305 2.8

Surface Forms

snoop singular
snoops plural

Etymology

Snoop is easy to remember: a helpful image is someone quietly sniffing around like an animal looking for secrets. So a snoop is a person who secretly finds private facts.