1. people who secretly look for information about others
Usage: informal; plural form

1. to look around or search secretly in order to find out information about someone or something
Usage: informal

Examples

• She snoops through her roommate’s belongings when no one is home.
• The detective snoops around the crime scene looking for clues.
• My neighbor always snoops on everyone in the building.
• The government snoops were monitoring phone calls.
• Those office snoops are always listening to private conversations.
• He snoops into other people’s business too much.
• The reporter snoops around for interesting stories.