wiretapper

A noun referring to a person who secretly listens to or records telephone or telegraph communications by connecting to the transmission line.

• 🇫🇷Nom désignant une personne qui intercepte ou écoute secrètement des communications téléphoniques ou télégraphiques en se branchant sur la ligne, afin d'espionner ou de recueillir des informations.

1. Surveillance agent C1 formal

   A person who secretly listens to or records telephone or electronic communications without the knowledge or consent of the participants.

   • The wiretapper was caught installing a device on the phone line.
   • Government agencies sometimes employ wiretappers for national security investigations.
   • The detective suspected a wiretapper was monitoring their conversations.

   🇫🇷Agent d'écoute clandestine

   Synonymes: eavesdropperinterceptorsnoopertapper

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• wiretapper's possessive singular form