#spy a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night"
supertype: spectator__witness__viewer__watcher__looker a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"
subtype: snoop__snooper a spy who makes uninvited inquiries into the private affairs of others
subtype: eavesdropper a secret listener to private conversations
subtype: phone_tapper__phonetapper__tapper__wiretapper someone who wiretaps a telephone or telegraph wire
subtype: shadower__tail__shadow a spy employed to follow someone and report their movements
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