eavesdroppern.

Brit.

/ˈiːvzdrɒpə/, U.S.

/ˈivzˌdrɑpər/

Forms: For forms see eaves n.; also 1700s eve-dropper.

Etymology: < eavesdrop v. (or perhaps n.) + -er suffix¹.

(a) English Law. See quot. 1641. (b) gen. One who listens secretly to conversation.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > secret listening > person engaged in

eavesdropper1487

hearkener1549

otacust1632

ear droppera1670

earwigger1865

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener > eavesdropper

eavesdropper1487

hearkener1549

1487 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1885) III. 10 Juratores..dicunt..quod Henricus Rowley..est communis evys-dropper et vagator in noctibus.

c1515 Modus tenendi Cur. Baron. (Pynson) A v b Euesdroppers vnder mennes walles or wyndowes..to bere tales.

1575 J. Awdely Fraternitye of Vacabondes (new ed.) sig. B4^v Esen Droppers.

1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft ii. viii. 31 There must be some eues-dropers with pen and inke behind the wall.

1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 153 Evesdroppers are such as stand under wals or windowes..to heare news.

1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xii. 65 Like a thief or eves-dropper, he is forced to dodge about in hopes of a letter.

1851 W. Collins Rambles beyond Railways (1852) xv. 290 The expertest eaves-droppers, who had listened at the door, brought away no information.

Derivatives

ˈeavesdropping n. and adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > secret listening

eavesdropping1601

the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > listening secretly

eavesdropping1601

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > listening > eavesdropping

eavesdropping1601

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > listening > eavesdropping

eavesdropping1601

1601 R. Yarington Two Lamentable Trag. sig. H Your close ease-dropping pollicies Haue hindred him of greater benefits.

1641 J. Milton Animadversions 9 To stand to the courtesy of a night-walking cudgeller for eaves dropping.

1672–3 Roxburghe Ballads (1887) vi. 440 Where they need fear No..eves-dropping ear.

1704 Gentleman Instructed (1732) 181 Soldiers..may be as guilty of thefts as eve-droppers or cut-purses.

1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iii. iii A beggarly, strolling, eavesdropping ensign.

1853 T. I. Wharton Digest Cases Pennsylvania 473 Eavesdropping consists in privily listening.

a1861 A. H. Clough Dipsychus ii. iii, in Lett. & Remains (1865) 180 An eaves-dropping menial.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	eavesdropper
释义	eavesdroppern. Brit. /ˈiːvzdrɒpə/, U.S. /ˈivzˌdrɑpər/ Forms: For forms see eaves n.; also 1700s eve-dropper. Etymology: < eavesdrop v. (or perhaps n.) + -er suffix¹. (a) English Law. See quot. 1641. (b) gen. One who listens secretly to conversation. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > secret listening > person engaged in eavesdropper1487 hearkener1549 otacust1632 ear droppera1670 earwigger1865 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener > eavesdropper eavesdropper1487 hearkener1549 1487 in W. H. Stevenson Rec. Borough Nottingham (1885) III. 10 Juratores..dicunt..quod Henricus Rowley..est communis evys-dropper et vagator in noctibus. c1515 Modus tenendi Cur. Baron. (Pynson) A v b Euesdroppers vnder mennes walles or wyndowes..to bere tales. 1575 J. Awdely Fraternitye of Vacabondes (new ed.) sig. B4^v Esen Droppers. 1584 R. Scot Discouerie Witchcraft ii. viii. 31 There must be some eues-dropers with pen and inke behind the wall. 1641 Rastell's Termes de la Ley (new ed.) f. 153 Evesdroppers are such as stand under wals or windowes..to heare news. 1747 S. Richardson Clarissa II. xii. 65 Like a thief or eves-dropper, he is forced to dodge about in hopes of a letter. 1851 W. Collins Rambles beyond Railways (1852) xv. 290 The expertest eaves-droppers, who had listened at the door, brought away no information. Derivatives ˈeavesdropping n. and adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > secret listening eavesdropping1601 the mind > attention and judgement > [adjective] > listening secretly eavesdropping1601 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > listening > eavesdropping eavesdropping1601 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > listening > eavesdropping eavesdropping1601 1601 R. Yarington Two Lamentable Trag. sig. H Your close ease-dropping pollicies Haue hindred him of greater benefits. 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 9 To stand to the courtesy of a night-walking cudgeller for eaves dropping. 1672–3 Roxburghe Ballads (1887) vi. 440 Where they need fear No..eves-dropping ear. 1704 Gentleman Instructed (1732) 181 Soldiers..may be as guilty of thefts as eve-droppers or cut-purses. 1775 R. B. Sheridan Rivals iii. iii A beggarly, strolling, eavesdropping ensign. 1853 T. I. Wharton Digest Cases Pennsylvania 473 Eavesdropping consists in privily listening. a1861 A. H. Clough Dipsychus ii. iii, in Lett. & Remains (1865) 180 An eaves-dropping menial. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1487
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