/ snuːp; NAmE / verb , noun
■ verb
[ v ] snoop (around / round sth) | snoop (on sb) ( informal , disapproving ) to find out private things about sb, especially by looking secretly around a place :
Someone's been snooping around my apartment.
journalists snooping on politicians
► snoop·er noun = snoop
■ noun
1.
(also snoop·er ) a person who looks around a place secretly to find out private things about sb
2.
[ sing. ] a secret look around a place :
He had a snoop around her office.
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 19th cent.: from Dutch snœpen eat on the sly.