wiretapper

ˈwaɪəˌtæpə

Definition

Definition of wiretapper - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

eavesdropper

person who secretly listens to private conversations

The wiretapper was caught recording confidential talks.

eavesdropper

snooper

surveillance

TECH.

person who installs or monitors wiretaps

TECH.

The detective was a skilled wiretapper.

bugger

eavesdropper

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Origin of wiretapper

English, wire (metal string) + tap (to listen secretly)

Examples of wiretapper in a sentence

Authorities arrested the wiretapper after months of investigation.
The wiretapper was caught by the police.
He worked as a wiretapper for the government.

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French:intercepteur, surveillant, ...
German:Abhörer, Abhörspezialist, ...
Italian:intercettatore, ...
Spanish:interceptor de comunicaciones, interceptor telefónico, ...
Portuguese:escuta clandestina, especialista em escutas, ...
Chinese:窃听者, 窃听专家, ...
Japanese:盗聴者, 盗聴専門家, ...
Arabic:مُتَنَصِّت, مُراقِب الاتِّصالات, ...
Hebrew:מַאֲזִין בַּסֵּתֶר, מְצוֹתֵת, ...
Russian:прослушивающий, прослушиватель, ...
Ukrainian:прослуховувач, ...
Hindi:फोन-टैप करने वाला, फोन टैप करने वाला, ...
Bengali:আড়িপাতা লোক, ওয়্যারট্যাপার, ...
Catalan:espieta, interceptor de comunicacions, ...
Czech:odposlouchávač, operátor odposlechu, ...
Danish:aflytter, telefonaflytter, ...
Dutch:afluisteraar, ...
Greek:υποκλοπέας, παρακολουθητής, ...
Hungarian:lehallgató, lehallgatást végző személy, ...
Khmer:អ្នកស្តាប់សន្ទនាសម្ងាត់, អ្នកស្តាប់ស្ទាក់ខ្សែទូរស័ព្ទ, ...
Korean:도청자, 도청 전문가, ...
Persian:شنودگر, شنودکننده, ...
Polish:podsłuchiwacz, ...
Portuguese (BR):grampeador, ...
Romanian:interceptor, interceptator, ...
Swedish:avlyssnare, ...
Thai:ผู้ดักฟัง, ผู้ติดตั้งเครื่องดักฟัง, ...
Turkish:dinleyici, telekulak, ...
Vietnamese:người nghe lén, người nghe lén điện thoại, ...

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