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overhearer — noun One who overhears … Wiktionary
overhear — overhearer, n. /oh veuhr hear /, v.t., overheard, overhearing. to hear (speech or a speaker) without the speaker s intention or knowledge: I accidentally overheard what they were saying. [1540 50; OVER + HEAR] * * * … Universalium
Collaborative model — In psycholinguistics, the collaborative model (or conversational model) is a theory for explaining how speaking and understanding work in conversation, specifically how people in conversation coordinate to determine definite references. The model … Wikipedia
Audience design — is a sociolinguistic model outlined by Allan Bell in 1984 which proposes that linguistic style shifting occurs primarily in response to a speaker s audience. According to this model, speakers adjust their speech primarily towards that of their… … Wikipedia
auditor — Synonyms and related words: Big Brother, CA, CPA, accepter, accountant, accountant general, acquirer, actuary, addressee, audience, audient, autodidact, bank accountant, bank examiner, beholder, boatswain, bookkeeper, boss, bursar, calculator,… … Moby Thesaurus
eavesdropper — Synonyms and related words: Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, audient, auditor, busybody, gossip, hearer, hearkener, inquirer, inquisitive, inquisitor, listener, nosy Parker, overhearer, pry, querier, querist, questioner, quidnunc, rubberneck, rubbernecker … Moby Thesaurus
hearer — Synonyms and related words: accepter, acquirer, addressee, audience, audient, auditor, beholder, consignee, eavesdropper, getter, hearkener, holder, listener, looker, obtainer, overhearer, payee, procurer, receiver, recipient, snoop, spectator,… … Moby Thesaurus
listener — Synonyms and related words: accepter, acquirer, addressee, audience, audient, audiophile, auditor, beholder, consignee, eavesdropper, getter, hearer, hearkener, hi fi fan, holder, listenership, looker, obtainer, overhearer, payee, procurer,… … Moby Thesaurus
snoop — Synonyms and related words: Paul Pry, Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, audient, auditor, backseat driver, busybody, butt in, buttinsky, eavesdropper, fool with, gossip, hearer, hearkener, inquirer, inquisitive, inquisitor, interfere, intermeddle,… … Moby Thesaurus
overhear — /oʊvəˈhɪə / (say ohvuh hear) verb (t) (overheard, overhearing) to hear (speech, etc., or a speaker) without the speaker s intention or knowledge. –overhearer, noun …
