Eavesdropper \Eaves"drop`per\, n. One who stands under the eaves, or near the window or door of a house, to listen; hence, a secret listener. [1913 Webster]
27 Moby Thesaurus words for "eavesdropper": Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, audient, auditor, busybody, gossip, hearer, hearkener, inquirer, inquisitive, inquisitor, listener, nosy Parker, overhearer, pry, querier, querist, questioner, quidnunc, rubberneck, rubbernecker, scopophiliac, sightseer, snoop, snooper, voyeur, yenta