snoops
Pokes around uninvited
Snoops is the plural of snoop—people who pry into others' private affairs.
A snoop might be a nosy neighbor, a suspicious spouse, or a private investigator.
As a verb, to snoop is to investigate or look around furtively: She snooped through his desk drawers.
The noun also refers to acts of snooping: I had a snoop around the office while everyone was at lunch.
Intrusive meddler
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
- peepBrief secret look
- peekFurtive brief look
poke around · nose around · dig into · ferret out · prowl · lurk · spy on · intrude
Private investigator
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- SherlockIconic Victorian-era investigator
Holmes · Poirot · whodunit · mystery · clue · deduction · casebook · magnifying glass
Covert information gatherer
- agentOne who acts independently
- operativeCovert field agent
- CIAU.S. foreign intelligence service
- MI6UK espionage agency
KGB · Mossad · intelligence · surveillance · covert · clandestine · infiltrate · mole
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
- tittle-tattleTrivial, idle chatter
tabloid · innuendo · buzz · dirt · juicy · reveal · leak · tea
Hidden surveillance program
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
- data miningExtracting insights from datasets
- phishingFraudulent credential harvesting
hacker · keylogger · malware · browser history · metadata · surveillance · monitor · sniff
busybody
Intrusive meddler
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- eavesdropListen to private conversations
- peepBrief secret look
peek · poke around · nose around · dig into · ferret out · prowl · lurk · spy on · intrude · overstep
sleuth
Private investigator
- gumshoeInformal term for detective
- private eyeHired investigator, unlicensed
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
Sherlock · Holmes · Poirot · whodunit · mystery · clue · deduction · casebook · magnifying glass · noir
spy
Covert information gatherer
MI6 · KGB · Mossad · intelligence · surveillance · covert · clandestine · infiltrate · mole · handler
rumor
Unconfirmed circulating story
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
- whisperSpeech without full voice
- hearsayUnverified secondhand information
tittle-tattle · tabloid · innuendo · buzz · dirt · juicy · reveal · leak · tea · blabbermouth
spyware
Hidden surveillance program
- trackingMonitoring location over time
- cookiesSmall sweet baked goods
- data miningExtracting insights from datasets
phishing · hacker · keylogger · malware · browser history · metadata · surveillance · monitor · sniff · cyberstalking
- watchmenwatchmen, guards, sentries, sentinels, security guards
- negativistspessimists, defeatists, doomers, doomsayers, negative Nellies
- snoop aroundSearch secretively through spaces
- snooping aroundCovert informal investigation
- snooped aroundSearched secretively through belongings
- Snoop Dogg
snoop, snooping, snooped, snooper, snoopers, snoopier, snoopiness