ὠτακουστής

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English (LSJ)

οῦ, ὁ,

   A listener, eavesdropper, of a person employed as a spy by tyrants, Arist.Pol.1313b14, Mu.398a21, Plb.16.37.1, Plu. 2.522f.

Greek (Liddell-Scott)

ὠτᾰκουστής: -οῦ, ὁ, ὁ ὠτακουστῶν, προσπαθῶν κρυφίως νὰ ἀκούσῃ τι, κατάσκοπος, οἷος ὁ ὑπὸ τῶν τυράννων χρησιμοποιούμενος ἵνα ὠτακουστῇ, Ἀριστ. Πολιτικ. 5. 11, 7, περὶ Κόσμου 6, 9, Πολύβ. 16. 37, 1, Πλούτ. 2. 522F.

French (Bailly abrégé)

οῦ (ὁ) :
celui qui est aux écoutes, espion.
Étymologie: οὖς, ἀκούω.