noun

voyeur

voy-YUR

noun

A person who gets sexual gratification from secretly watching others undress or engage in intimate acts.

"The neighbours grew suspicious of the voyeur peering through their blinds."

Someone who is unusually interested in watching other people's private, dramatic, or sordid lives.

"Reality TV turns its audience into voyeurs of other people's messy relationships."

How to Use Voyeur

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishSomeone who gets a thrill from watching — sexually, or just from nosing into other people's drama.

Common pairings

a voyeur's thrill act as a voyeur

voyeurs plural

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From French voyeur, from voir, "to see."

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