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gazer

noun

Definition of gazer

as in spy

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Recent Examples of gazer Wrestlers like Garcia and Stewart have achieved what Morrison has set his sights on, but Morrison isn’t a star gazer. — Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 19 Jan. 2026

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Noun

One woman apparently introduced herself as a Russian spy who is no longer allowed in London.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 7 Sep. 2026
The destroyer Kang Kon was commissioned into North Korea's navy in the eastern port city of Wonsan Sunday at a ceremony attended by Kim and his teenage daughter, whom South Korea’s spy service calls his likely heir.

— ABC News, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of spy

Noun

Similar to how goggles protect your peepers from chlorine (and the burning feeling that can follow after opening your eyes in a swimming pool), goggles work very well to combat onion tears, Hale says.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 May 2026
The House advanced the bill codifying the peeper’s status, House Bill 5534, this week by a vote of 136-0.

— Theo Peck-Suzuki, Hartford Courant, 3 May 2026

Definition of peeper

Noun

Rather than being a delightful add-on, rechargeability in a poison-snooper could save lives in non-electrified remote locations, or in disaster zones where electricity is temporarily unavailable.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Aug. 2026
The Department’s mistake is to worry about Sarah instead of Zoë, the professional snooper.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Oct. 2025

Definition of snooper

Noun

At the time, my editor and I were assuming that the fandom would be hostile to interlopers who didn’t possess the ancient knowledge of Andi self-eliminating rather than spending one more minute with Juan Pablo.

— Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026
All over Reddit, my favorite repository for human drama, people are worrying about human drama that has a nonhuman interloper.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of interloper

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 rubbernecker

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