Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to gather information. == Etymology == The verb eavesdrop is a back-formation from the noun eavesdropper ("a person who eavesdrops"), which was formed from the related noun eavesdrop ("the dripping of water from the eaves of a house; the ground on which such water falls").
Eavesdropping is the act of secretly or stealthily listening to the private conversation or communications of others without their consent in order to gather information. == Etymology == The verb eavesdrop is a back-formation from the noun eavesdropper ("a person who eavesdrops"), which was formed from the related noun eavesdrop ("the dripping of water from the eaves of a house; the ground on which such water falls").
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