snoopern.

Etymology: < snoop v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnooper.

1. One who pries or peeps; spec. one who makes an intrusive official investigation. Originally U.S.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying > action of prying > person engaged in

pryer1552

peeper1607

poker1608

Paul Pry1826

snooper1889

nosy parker1896

stickybeak1917

nosy1931

curtain-twitcher1940

prodnose1965

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying > one who pries

spaniel1562

wormera1607

truffle dog1760

snooper1889

snoop1891

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun] > formal or official > person conducting

viewer1415

searcher1432

vesiar?a1500

vesiater1517

looker1552

vissier1566

inspector1602

sighter1708

roundsman1837

snooper1928

1889 in Cent. Dict.

1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 3/1 Artists sketching whenever they can get a chance, and surrounded by ‘snoopers’.

1928 Chicago Tribune 11 July 10/4 Prohibition Commissioner Doran has warned dry snoopers to stop gunplay against innocent citizens.

1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife i. 19 What a snooper you are!

1948 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 52 719 The difficulty with this is that the potential user is unlikely to come into the picture in the detail design stage, and the designing firm would probably not, in any case, welcome yet another ‘snooper’.

1959 E. H. Clements High Tension vi. 103 We should consider ourselves lucky to have a professional snooper as a neighbour.

1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate iii. 80 We know Ramdez. He's a snooper for his government.

1978 D. Grylls Guardians & Angels iii. 89 The parents..are tip-toeingly attentive... Of course, the adults are not depicted as snoopers.

2. A sneak-thief, a misappropriator. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who works by stealth

thief688

hole-creeper1462

stalker?a1513

sneak1785

creep1914

snooper1924

1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. viii. 270 Yes, and look at that little snooper himself; he snooped to keep her alive after pneumonia.

1927 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions Rum-runner ii. xxiii. 257 You rotten little cross-eyed snooper.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	snooper
释义	snoopern. Etymology: < snoop v.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈsnooper. 1. One who pries or peeps; spec. one who makes an intrusive official investigation. Originally U.S. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying > action of prying > person engaged in pryer1552 peeper1607 poker1608 Paul Pry1826 snooper1889 nosy parker1896 stickybeak1917 nosy1931 curtain-twitcher1940 prodnose1965 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > snooping, prying > one who pries spaniel1562 wormera1607 truffle dog1760 snooper1889 snoop1891 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > inspection, survey > [noun] > formal or official > person conducting viewer1415 searcher1432 vesiar?a1500 vesiater1517 looker1552 vissier1566 inspector1602 sighter1708 roundsman1837 snooper1928 1889 in Cent. Dict. 1896 Westm. Gaz. 18 Mar. 3/1 Artists sketching whenever they can get a chance, and surrounded by ‘snoopers’. 1928 Chicago Tribune 11 July 10/4 Prohibition Commissioner Doran has warned dry snoopers to stop gunplay against innocent citizens. 1939 ‘N. Blake’ Smiler with Knife i. 19 What a snooper you are! 1948 Jrnl. Royal Aeronaut. Soc. 52 719 The difficulty with this is that the potential user is unlikely to come into the picture in the detail design stage, and the designing firm would probably not, in any case, welcome yet another ‘snooper’. 1959 E. H. Clements High Tension vi. 103 We should consider ourselves lucky to have a professional snooper as a neighbour. 1965 M. Spark Mandelbaum Gate iii. 80 We know Ramdez. He's a snooper for his government. 1978 D. Grylls Guardians & Angels iii. 89 The parents..are tip-toeingly attentive... Of course, the adults are not depicted as snoopers. 2. A sneak-thief, a misappropriator. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > taking > stealing or theft > thief > [noun] > who works by stealth thief688 hole-creeper1462 stalker?a1513 sneak1785 creep1914 snooper1924 1924 J. Galsworthy White Monkey iii. viii. 270 Yes, and look at that little snooper himself; he snooped to keep her alive after pneumonia. 1927 ‘J. Barbican’ Confessions Rum-runner ii. xxiii. 257 You rotten little cross-eyed snooper. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1889
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