voyeur

voy·eur  (voi-yûr)

n.

1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.

2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects.

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[French, from Old French, one who lies in wait, from voir, to see, from Latin vidre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]

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voy·eurism n.

voyeur·istic adj.

voyeur·isti·cal·ly adv.

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voyeur [vwaɪˈɜː (French) vwajœr]

n

a person who obtains sexual pleasure or excitement from the observation of someone undressing, having intercourse, etc.

[French, literally: one who sees, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre]

voyeurism  n

voyeuristic  adj

voyeuristically  adv

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

voyeur - a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others peeper, Peeping Tom looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"

Translations

voyeur [vwɑːˈjɜːʳ] N → voyeur mf, voyer mf, mirón/ona m/f

voyeur [vwaɪˈɜː^r] n → voyeur/euse m/f

voyeur

n → Voyeur(in) m(f)

voyeur [vwɑːˈjɜːʳ] n → guardone/a, voyeur m inv