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Snooper

noun
1.
A spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others.  Synonym: snoop.






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"Snooper" Quotes from Famous Books



... a pretty pass!" Mr. Mouse grumbled. "Mrs. Green never did leave more than a crumb or two in the pantry where a fellow could get it. And since Miss Snooper came to live here there's less to eat ...
— The Tale of Miss Kitty Cat - Slumber-Town Tales • Arthur Scott Bailey

... presidential salute o' twenty-one twelve-inch guns" retorted Harley P. "I ain't no snooper. I've wore corns on my hands a- bangin' that there iron gate to announce my approach, an' it wasn't no use; so I just made up my mind you was ready to receive me an' I come ramblin' in. Donnie, you know I ain't one o' the ...
— The Long Chance • Peter B. Kyne

... are," replied Chester; "and a good one. Why, I can remember once or twice that if you hadn't been a good snooper Hal and I wouldn't ...
— The Boy Allies At Verdun • Clair W. Hayes

... he-gossip and perennial snooper who is always making the voyage no matter what ship one takes or the direction one goes, nosed out the purser and discovered that the young man was R. Schmidt of Vienna. He was busy thereafter mixing with the throng, volunteering information that ...
— The Prince of Graustark • George Barr McCutcheon

... to go through those search points every time," Kelgarries protested. "Thought nothing could get through those." The colonel brightened. "Maybe he got his snooper films and then couldn't take them off base. Have his quarters been ...
— The Defiant Agents • Andre Alice Norton



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