Snooper — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/snˈuːpɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/snˈuːpə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/snˈuːpə/

2 syllables Say it as /snˈuːpɚ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

snoop

Word Forms

snoopy	adjective	offensively curious or inquisitive
snoop	verb	watch, observe, or inquire secretly

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Schnüffler

ein Spion, der unaufgefordert Nachforschungen über die Privatangelegenheiten anderer anstellt

🇫🇷French

fureteur

un espion qui enquête sans y être invité sur les affaires privées d'autrui

🇪🇸Spanish

fisgón

un espía que realiza investigaciones no solicitadas sobre los asuntos privados de otros

🇮🇹Italian

ficcanaso

una spia che fa indagini non invitate negli affari privati degli altri

🇳🇱Dutch

snuffelaar

een spion die ongevraagd onderzoek doet naar de privézaken van anderen

🇵🇹Portuguese

bisbilhoteiro

um espião que faz investigações indesejadas sobre assuntos privados de outras pessoas

🇷🇺Russian

шпион

шпион, который без приглашения расследует личные дела других людей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सूंघा

एक जासूस जो दूसरों के निजी मामलों में बिन बुलाए पूछताछ करता है

🇧🇩Bengali

স্নুপার

একজন গুপ্তচর যে অন্যদের ব্যক্তিগত বিষয়ে অনামন্ত্রিত অনুসন্ধান করে

🇮🇳Tamil

ஸ்னூப்பர்

ஒரு உளவாளி, மற்றவர்களின் தனிப்பட்ட விவகாரங்களில் அழைக்கப்படாத விசாரணைகளை மேற்கொள்கிறார்

🇮🇳Telugu

స్నూపర్

ఇతరుల వ్యక్తిగత విషయాలపై ఆహ్వానించబడని విచారణలు చేసే గూఢచారి

🇮🇳Marathi

स्नूपर

एक गुप्तहेर जो इतरांच्या खाजगी बाबींमध्ये निमंत्रित चौकशी करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

સ્નૂપર

એક જાસૂસ જે અન્ય લોકોની ખાનગી બાબતોમાં બિનઆમંત્રિત પૂછપરછ કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸ್ನೂಪರ್

ಇತರರ ಖಾಸಗಿ ವ್ಯವಹಾರಗಳ ಬಗ್ಗೆ ಆಹ್ವಾನಿಸದ ವಿಚಾರಣೆಗಳನ್ನು ಮಾಡುವ ಗೂಢಚಾರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്നൂപ്പർ

മറ്റുള്ളവരുടെ സ്വകാര്യ കാര്യങ്ങളിൽ ക്ഷണിക്കപ്പെടാതെ അന്വേഷണം നടത്തുന്ന ഒരു ചാരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸਨੂਪਰ

ਇੱਕ ਜਾਸੂਸ ਜੋ ਦੂਜਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਨਿੱਜੀ ਮਾਮਲਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਬਿਨਾਂ ਬੁਲਾਏ ਪੁੱਛਗਿੱਛ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جاسوس

ایک جاسوس جو دوسروں کے نجی معاملات میں بن بلائے پوچھ گچھ کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

窥探者

不请自来地打探他人私人事务的间谍

🇯🇵Japanese

覗き見者

他人のプライベートな事柄について、招かれてもいないのに調査するスパイ

🇰🇷Korean

스파이

남의 사생활을 몰래 캐어보는 간첩

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kẻ rình mò

một điệp viên tự nguyện tìm hiểu chuyện riêng tư của người khác

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้สอดแนม

สายลับที่ทำการสอบสวนโดยไม่ได้รับเชิญเกี่ยวกับเรื่องส่วนตัวของผู้อื่น

🇮🇩Indonesian

pengintai

seorang mata-mata yang melakukan penyelidikan tanpa diundang ke dalam urusan pribadi orang lain

🇲🇾Malay

pengintip

seorang pengintip yang membuat siasatan tanpa diundang mengenai hal ehwal peribadi orang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المتلصص

جاسوس يقوم بإجراء تحقيقات غير مرغوب فيها في الشؤون الخاصة للآخرين

🇮🇷Persian

جاسوس

جاسوسی که ناخوانده در امور خصوصی دیگران تحقیق می کند

🇹🇷Turkish

gözetmen

Başkalarının özel işlerini davetsiz olarak araştıran bir casus

🇮🇱Hebrew

חטטנית

מרגל שעושה בירורים לא קרואים בענייניהם הפרטיים של אחרים

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