v.intr. (-dropped, -dropping) listen secretly to a private conversation. eavesdropper n.
[ eavesdropper orig. 'one who listens under walls' prob. f. ON upsardropi (cf. OE yfsdryp): eavesdrop by back-form. ]
v.intr. (-dropped, -dropping) listen secretly to a private conversation. eavesdropper n.
[ eavesdropper orig. 'one who listens under walls' prob. f. ON upsardropi (cf. OE yfsdryp): eavesdrop by back-form. ]
Concise Oxford English dictionary. Краткий оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2012