What Does Eavesdropper Stand for?
Eventually, Eavesdropper Described Someone Who Stood Within the Eavesdrop of a House to Overhear a Conversation Inside. over Time, the Word Obtained Its...
Eventually, eavesdropper described someone who stood within the eavesdrop of a house to overhear a conversation inside. Over time, the word obtained its current meaning: "to listen secretly to what is said in private."
What do eavesdropper mean?
: to listen secretly to what is being said in private without the consent of the speaker — compare bug, wiretap. Other Words from eavesdrop. eavesdropper noun.
When did the term eavesdrop originate?
Eavesdrop comes from the Old English yfesdrype, which the Oxford English Dictionary attests all the way back in an 868 Kentish charter. Yfesdrype, or eavesdrip, first referred to the space around a house where rainwater dripped from the eaves. It also named the dripping itself.
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