Voyeur
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2019-10-28 A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity. An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.voyeur.
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voy·eur
(voi-yûr′)n.1. Psychology A person who derives sexual gratification from covert observation of an unsuspecting person who is naked, undressing, or engaging in sexual activity.
2. An enthusiastic observer of sordid or sensational subjects.
[French, from Old French, one who lies in wait, from voir, to see, from Latin vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
voy′eur·is′tic adj.
voyeur
(vwaɪˈɜː; French vwajœr) na person who obtains sexual pleasure or excitement from the observation of someone undressing, having intercourse, etc
[C20: French, literally: one who sees, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre]
ˌvoyeurˈisticadj
vo•yeur
(vwɑˈyɜr, vɔɪˈɜr)n.
1. a person who obtains sexual gratification by looking at sexual objects or acts, esp. secretively.
2. a person who derives exaggerated or unseemly enjoyment from being an observer.
vo•yeur•ism (vwɑˈyɜr ɪz əm, vɔɪˈɜr-, ˈvɔɪ əˌrɪz-) n.
| 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' |
voyeur
[vwɑːˈjɜːʳ]N → voyeurmf, voyer mf, mirón/ona m/fvoyeur
voyeur
[vwɑːˈjɜːʳ]n → guardone/a, voyeurm invvoy·eur
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What is a voyeur?Voyeur is a fairly recent addition to English; our earliest written evidence for the word dates from the beginning of the 20th century. It comes directly from a French noun meaning, literally, “one who sees.”Initially, voyeur referred to someone who derived sexual pleasure from watching others undress or engage in intimate acts; it was synonymous with.
By the middle of the 20th century, its meaning had broadened to 'an unduly prying observer,' particularly one interested in squalid or shocking details:A good biographer is always in some sense a voyeur.– Times Literary Supplement, November 5, 1971Is a press that pries into a presidential aspirant’s personal habits pandering to voyeurs or enlightening rightfully curious voters? – Saturday Review, February 16, 1980. Okami ninetails fanfiction.