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16:02 Mar 9, 2020
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English term or phrase: curtain-twitcher
Definition from Oxford dictionary:
n. colloquial (chiefly British) a person who observes other people's activities from his or her window, esp. in a furtive and prying manner; a nosy neighbour.

Example sentence(s):
  • But now, thanks to the internet, the nation’s curtain-twitchers have new methods of snooping on those living closest to them. MailOnline
  • Note to curtain-twitchers: if you really want to know what’s going on, knock on the door. EveningStandard
  • Charlotte Edwardes: An attempted break-in has turned me into an online curtain-twitcher — I’m seeing my ’hood in a new light. EveningStandard
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5উঁকি মারা ব্যক্তি
M Zakaria
5কৌতূহলী প্রতিবেশী।
Basudeb Kumar Paul


  

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উঁকি মারা ব্যক্তি


Definition from English and Bengali Online Dictionary:
যে ব্যক্তি ‍চুপি-চুপি উঁকি মেরে অন্যের কথা শোনে বা কর্মকাণ্ড দেখে

Example sentence(s):
  • আমি নিজেও একবার উঁকি মেরে দেখলাম, ঘরে খাট বা চৌকি নেই, মেঝের এক কোণে বিছানা পাতা, সেই বিছানায় কাঁথা জড়িয়ে বাঘ বেড়ার সঙ্গে গা ঘেঁষে শুয়ে আছে। - Prothom Alo  
  • সে দিন বিশেষ কাজে বারাসতের এক নামকরা বিদ্যালয়ে গিয়ে দেখি, নীচতলার একটি ঘরের জানালা দিয়ে উঁকি মেরে, ভিতরে কী যেন দেখছে বাচ্চারা। - Ananda Bazar  
M Zakaria
Local time: 20:56
Native speaker of: Bengali
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কৌতূহলী প্রতিবেশী।


Definition from funkyenglish.com:
যে ব্যক্তি পর্দার আড়ালে লুকিয়ে বা গোপনে অন্যদের কর্মকান্ড দেখেন বা শোনেন।

Example sentence(s):
  • আমাদের পাশের বাসায় এক কৌতূহলী প্রতিবেশী থাকেন, যাদের জন্য আমাদের প্রত্যেকটি কর্মকান্ড বুঝে-শুনে করতে হয়। - Own Sentence 
Basudeb Kumar Paul
Bangladesh
Local time: 07:56
Native speaker of: Native in BengaliBengali
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