A person who pries.
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释义 | the mind > attention and judgement > [noun] > impertinent curiosity, prying > action of prying > person engaged in (11) pryer1552 A person who pries. peeper1607 A person who peeps or peers; esp. one who pries or looks furtively, or in a voyeuristic way; = peeping Tom, n. poker1608 A person who pokes; esp. one who pokes or pries into things. Now rare. Paul Pry1826 A prying or impertinently inquisitive person. Also in extended use. Cf. nosy parker, n. snooper1889 One who pries or peeps; spec. one who makes an intrusive official investigation. Originally U.S. nosy parker1896 An overly inquisitive or prying person. stickybeak1917 A person who pries into the affairs of others; a nosy or inquisitive person. Also in extended use with reference to an inquisitive animal. nosy1931 An overly inquisitive or prying person. curtain-twitcher1940 a person who observes other people's activities from his or her window, esp. in a furtive and prying manner; a nosy neighbour. prodnose1965 An inquisitive or nosy person. Also: spec. a detective. Subcategories:— pruriently (1) |
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