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phone tapper

/ˈfəʊn ˌtæpə/

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/ˈfəʊn ˌtæpə/C1informaltechnical
  • ruЧеловек или устройство, которое тайно прослушивает или записывает телефонные разговоры, обычно в целях наблюдения или шпионажа.

A person or device that secretly listens to or records telephone conversations, typically for surveillance or espionage purposes.

  1. Person who intercepts callsC1formal

    A person who secretly listens to or records telephone conversations, often for surveillance or espionage.

    ruТелефонный прослушиватель

    • The phone tapper was caught monitoring the politician's calls.
    • They hired a phone tapper to gather evidence against the suspect.
    • The journalist suspected a phone tapper was listening to her conversations.