roper vs snoop

roper

noun
  • An undercover informer. 

  • One who ropes goods; a packer. 

  • Synonym of outside man (“accomplice who locates a mark to be swindled by a confidence trickster”) 

  • Any of a variety of monsters with tentacles that they use to capture victims. 

  • A person hired by a gambling establishment to locate potential customers and bring them in. 

snoop

noun
  • A private detective 

  • The act of snooping 

  • One who snoops 

verb
  • To secretly spy on or investigate, especially into the private personal life of others. 

  • To be devious and cunning so as not to be seen. 

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