ear ↔ listener 3 realizations
ACCEPTED Realization 1
type Polysemy
language English
lexeme listener
meaning 1 ear
direction ←
meaning 2 listener (argot)
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comment The shift is "listener" > "ear".
ACCEPTED Realization 2
type Polysemy
language Latin
lexeme auris
meaning 1 ear
meaning 2 listener (poet.)
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comment (Glare 217)
ACCEPTED Realization 3
type Polysemy
language Russian
lexeme ухо (uho)
meaning 1 ear
direction →
meaning 2 a person who can eavesdrop

Солдат-то этот ухо (lit. This soldier is an ear). (Ushakov)
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