snooper
Britishnoun
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a person who snoops
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informal a person employed by the DSS to spy on claimants to make sure that they are not infringing the conditions of their eligibility for benefit
Example Sentences
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Once again, using a VPN can help as all internet traffic is encrypted, making it impossible for a snooper to gather data.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 2, 2019
Here was a snooper in the attic claiming the moral high ground while passing judgment on unsuspecting people below.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 4, 2016
“I see the threat as being relatively consistent since 9/11,” says Raymond Kelly, who served as New York’s police commissioner between 2002 and 2013, and now works for a corporate snooper, K2 Intelligence.
From Economist ● Dec. 10, 2015
A judge has the power to expunge the conviction—to put the prior conviction in a dark hole undiscoverable by the press or any would-be snooper.
From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2015
For a second, I thought it was Hannie, and I felt wracked with shame and guilt for being such a snooper.
From "Code Name Kingfisher" by Liz Kessler
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