a quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness

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Definition of a quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness in English English dictionary

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A quiet, non-participating, or unseen observer; an eavesdropper or witness.

fly on the wall

James W. Gerard, ex-Ambassador to Germany, the first speaker of the evening, said that at that moment he would like to be a fly on the wall of the palace at Potsdam to hear what the Potsdam gang were saying about our soldiers.

Hyphenation

a quiet, non-participating, or un-seen observer; an eaves-drop-per or wit-ness