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# snooper

noun (a snooper, snoopers)

«snooper» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A snooper is a person who secretly looks into other people's private business, looks around where they should not, or spies. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/#m1)
2. A snooper can also be someone officially checking up on people, like an inspector (often said in a disapproving way). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories, a snooper peeks through windows or reads someone's diary, which tells the reader they are nosy. In online safety, snoopers are people or apps trying to see your private information. Phrases: "nosy snooper", "keep snoopers out".

### Examples

- Our neighbour is a snooper who watches everyone through her curtains. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/#x1)
- Keep your password secret from snoopers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/#x2)
- The detective caught the snooper reading the letters. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/#x3)
- My little brother is a snooper — he looked in my diary! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/#x4)
- The house had a lock to keep snoopers out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/#x5)
- (informal) The newspaper called the tax inspectors "snoopers". [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/#x6)

### Note

Countable: a snooper, snoopers. Verb: snoop (snooping, snooped). Similar words: nosy parker (UK, informal), busybody, spy. Do not confuse with "snooker", a game played with balls and cues.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «snooper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/snooper/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«snooper» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/snooper.html) on Mova free.