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What (who) is eavesdrop - definition
ACT OF SECRETLY LISTENING TO THE PRIVATE CONVERSATION OF OTHERS
Eavesdropper; Eaves dropping; Eavesdrop; Eavesdropped; Eavesdropping attack
Eavesdrop
·noun The water which falls in drops from the eaves of a house.
II. Eavesdrop ·vi To stand under the eaves, near a window or at the door, of a house, to listen and learn what is said within doors; hence, to listen secretly to what is said in private.
eavesdrop
¦ verb (eavesdrops, eavesdropping, eavesdropped) secretly listen to a conversation.
Derivatives
eavesdropper noun
Origin
C17: back-form. from eavesdropper (ME), from the obs. noun eavesdrop 'the ground on to which water drips from the eaves', prob. from ON upsardropi.
eavesdrop
v. (D; intr.) to eavesdrop on (to eavesdrop on a conversation)
Wikipedia
Eavesdropping
Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to gather information.
Examples of use of eavesdrop
1. It gives the government broad powers to eavesdrop without warrants on the communications of terrorism suspects.
2. If intelligence officers needed to eavesdrop on overseas telephone calls without warrants, he authorized it.
3. Only occasionally, though, does the public accidentally eavesdrop on these conversations.
4. When they do, she will manoeuvre herself into position and eavesdrop on their conversation.
5. In emergency cases, agents can eavesdrop for 72 hours before getting a warrant retroactively.