Home » Verbal Ability » One Word Substitutes » Question

Direction: In the following questions, a group of words is given in each question. Below it are given four words which can be substituted for the given group of words.

  1. One who secretly listens to the talk of others
    1. spy
    2. detective
    3. emissary
    4. eavesdropper
Correct Option: D

eavesdropper (N.) : a person who listens secretly to what other people are saying
spy (N.) : a person who tries to get secret information about another country, organization or person, especially somebody who is employed by a government or the police
detective (N.) : a person, especially a police officer, whose job is to examine crimes and catch criminals
emissary (N.) : a person who is sent to deliver an official message from one country to another or to perform a special task; envoy



Your comments will be displayed only after manual approval.