snoop
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7.4
- noun
- /snuːp/
- My brother can be a real snoop; he often digs up secrets that people want to keep private.
Examples
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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.
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Told some snoop reporter that she hated cops.
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Or the snoop who's far too interested.
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Spoken like a true snoop.
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So you know she's not typically a snoop, that's not her style.
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I'm just a snoop.
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Even in these days of snoops and busybodies, I've kept secrets.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
44
8.8
A person who follows someone secretly to watch them
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7.1
A person who asks too many questions about other people's private lives
4
6.1
A person who secretly listens to other people's private conversations
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7.4
A person who secretly tries to find out about other people's private things
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8.9
A person who wants to know about other people's private lives
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8.2
A person who is too interested in other people's private matters
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8.6
A person who secretly listens to other people's phone calls with a hidden device
A person who follows someone secretly and tells others what they do
A person who secretly listens to other people's phone calls
How Intrusive
Surface Forms
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.