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voyeur.

A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.

6 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/vɔɪˈjɜː/UK/vwɑːˈjɜː/UK/vɔɪˈjɜɹ/US/vwɑˈjɜr/US
  1. A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.

  2. An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Old French veoir Middle French veoir French voir Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French voyeurbor. English voyeur Borrowed from French voyeur, from voir (“to see”).

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