snooper

noun

snoop·​er

-pə(r)

plural -s

: one that snoops: such as

a

: a prying meddler

b

: one employed as an inspector, investigator, detective, or spy

a wartime censor—one of the 15,000 snoopers who … opened your mail

—Mary Knight

an increased number of snoopers dogging him

—Joseph Wechsberg

c

: an airplane working alone to search out, observe, and sometimes attack targets

Word History

Etymology

snoop entry 1 + -er

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Rhymes for snooper

• grouper
• hooper
• keuper
• looper
• stupor
• super
• trooper
• paratrooper