overhearer

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noun

One who overhears.

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Meanings

nounoverhearer (plural overhearers)

plural overhearers

  1. One who overhears.
  2. One who grows up hearing a language, but does not learn to speak it.

Origin

From overhear + -er.

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Cite this entry
APA

overhearer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhearer

MLA

“overhearer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhearer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “overhearer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/overhearer.

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