† otacustn.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French otacuste; Latin ōtacūstēs.

Etymology: < Middle French otacuste (1546 in the passage translated in quot. 1693) and its etymon classical Latin ōtacūstēs listener, eavesdropper, spy (2nd cent. a.d.) < ancient Greek ὠτακουστής < ὠτ- , οὖς ear (see oto- comb. form) + ἀκουστής listener < ἀκουσ- , stem of ἀκούειν to hear (see acoustic adj.) + -της, suffix forming agent nouns.The passage translated in quot. 1632 in fact has ancient Greek ὠτακουστοῦντες, (nominative masculine plural) present participle of ὠτακουστεῖν to eavesdrop.

Obsolete. rare.

A listener; an eavesdropper; a spy.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > secret listening > person engaged in

eavesdropper1487

hearkener1549

otacust1632

ear droppera1670

earwigger1865

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy

showerOE

spya1325

exploratorc1429

watch1484

inquisitor1580

scout1585

fly1622

otacust1632

evidence1691

lurcher1706

plant1812

1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 118 Who..should as Otacusts (or priuy Escourts) listen and advertise him of all occurrents.

1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 3 Something..which the Persians of old esteemed more of in all their Otacusts.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	otacust
释义	† otacustn. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French otacuste; Latin ōtacūstēs. Etymology: < Middle French otacuste (1546 in the passage translated in quot. 1693) and its etymon classical Latin ōtacūstēs listener, eavesdropper, spy (2nd cent. a.d.) < ancient Greek ὠτακουστής < ὠτ- , οὖς ear (see oto- comb. form) + ἀκουστής listener < ἀκουσ- , stem of ἀκούειν to hear (see acoustic adj.) + -της, suffix forming agent nouns.The passage translated in quot. 1632 in fact has ancient Greek ὠτακουστοῦντες, (nominative masculine plural) present participle of ὠτακουστεῖν to eavesdrop. Obsolete. rare. A listener; an eavesdropper; a spy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > secret listening > person engaged in eavesdropper1487 hearkener1549 otacust1632 ear droppera1670 earwigger1865 the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > secret observation, spying > [noun] > a secret observer, spy showerOE spya1325 exploratorc1429 watch1484 inquisitor1580 scout1585 fly1622 otacust1632 evidence1691 lurcher1706 plant1812 1632 P. Holland tr. Xenophon Cyrupædia 118 Who..should as Otacusts (or priuy Escourts) listen and advertise him of all occurrents. 1693 T. Urquhart & P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais 3rd Bk. Wks. Prol. 3 Something..which the Persians of old esteemed more of in all their Otacusts. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1632
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