LURKER Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word lurker. (close relations)
Best Alternatives
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| bystander | nounn | |||||
noun • a nonparticipant spectator | ||||||
| eavesdropper | nounn | |||||
noun • a secret listener to private conversations | ||||||
| monitor | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • an ironclad vessel built by Federal forces to do battle with the Merrimac • someone who supervises (an examination) • someone who gives a warning so that a mistake can be avoided • display produced by a device that takes signals and displays them on a television screen or a computer monitor • electronic equipment that is used to check the quality or content of electronic transmissions • a piece of electronic equipment that keeps track of the operation of a system continuously and warns of trouble • any of various large tropical carnivorous lizards of Africa and Asia and Australia; fabled to warn of crocodiles verb • keep tabs on; keep an eye on; keep under surveillance • check, track, or observe by means of a receiver | ||||||
| observer | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses • an expert who observes and comments on something | ||||||
| onlooker | nounn | |||||
noun • someone who looks on | ||||||
| scout | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event • a Boy Scout or Girl Scout • someone employed to discover and recruit talented persons (especially in the worlds of entertainment or sports) • someone who can find paths through unexplored territory verb • explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody | ||||||
| spectator | nounn | |||||
noun • a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) • a woman's pump with medium heel; usually in contrasting colors for toe and heel | ||||||
| spy | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors • a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people verb • catch sight of • watch, observe, or inquire secretly • catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes • secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage | ||||||
| viewer | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) • an optical device for viewing photographic transparencies | ||||||
| lurcher | nounn | |||||
noun • someone waiting in concealment | ||||||
| skulker | nounn | |||||
noun • someone shirking their duty by feigning illness or incapacity • someone waiting in concealment | ||||||
