noun
- people who secretly look for or try to find out private information about others
Usage: informal; plural of snooper
Examples
- The neighbors were known as snoopers who watched everyone’s business.
- Privacy advocates worry about government snoopers monitoring online activity.
- She closed her curtains to keep the snoopers from looking in.
- The company hired security to catch corporate snoopers stealing trade secrets.
- Local snoopers spread gossip about the new family on the block.
- Digital snoopers can access personal data through unsecured networks.