gawpers

noun

plural of gawper, chiefly British
as in spies

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  1. spies
  2. intruders
  3. rubberneckers
  4. interlopers
  5. meddlers
Noun
  • The latest season, currently being aired, depicts a fictional Chinese intelligence agency capturing and torturing some of the Japanese spies.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The National Security Division’s Counterintelligence and Export Control section, which prosecutes spies, is assisting the DOJ in the case.
    — Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of spies
Noun
  • Knowing that herd bulls often circle their harems to keep intruders away, Snyder knelt and waited.
    — Rich LaRocco, Outdoor Life, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Still, Inglis cautions against assumptions that AI necessarily makes an organization more vulnerable to outside intruders.
    — Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of intruders
Noun
  • Perry says the property caught the eye of several architects and rubberneckers.
    — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The rubberneckers who gather across the street are represented by crowd noise, and at one point a handful of cops stalk down the aisles of the theater, guns pointed right at Sonny.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 31 Mar. 2026
Definition of rubberneckers
Noun
  • The song itself is about this kind of community — and the interlopers that sometimes parachute into it.
    — Brenna Ehrlich, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Styles, and fellow A-listers like George Clooney or Tom Hanks, are inevitable interlopers.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of interlopers
Noun
  • But Lighton doesn’t treat them as sitcom-ish meddlers.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2026
Definition of meddlers
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