voyeur

vo·yeur

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [vwah-yur, voi-; French vwa-yœr]
- /vwɑˈyɜr, vɔɪ-; French vwaˈyœr/
- /vwɑːˈjɜːr/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vwah-yur, voi-; French vwa-yœr]
- /vwɑˈyɜr, vɔɪ-; French vwaˈyœr/

Definitions of voyeur word

noun plural voyeur a person who engages in voyeurism. 1
noun voyeur sexual spectator 1
countable noun voyeur A voyeur is someone who gets sexual pleasure from secretly watching other people having sex or taking their clothes off. 0
countable noun voyeur If you describe someone as a voyeur, you disapprove of them because you think they enjoy watching other people's suffering or problems. 0
noun voyeur a person who obtains sexual pleasure or excitement from the observation of someone undressing, having intercourse, etc 0
noun voyeur a person who has an exaggerated interest in viewing, esp. furtively and habitually, persons who are disrobing, engaged in sexual activity, etc.; peeping Tom 0

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Origin of voyeur

First appearance:

before 1915

One of the 14% newest English words

1915-20; < French, equivalent to voi(r) to see (< Latin vidēre) + -eur -eur

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Parts of speech for Voyeur

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Voyeur

voyeur popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for voyeur

noun voyeur

ogler — One who ogles.

Just one Synonym for voyeur