peeper
1a person or thing that emits or utters a peeping sound.
Northeastern U.S. any of several frogs having a peeping call, especially the spring peeper.
Origin of peeper
1Other definitions for peeper (2 of 2)
a person who peeps in an abnormally prying manner; a voyeur.
peepers, Slang. the eyes.
Origin of peeper
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How to use peeper in a sentence
Emerald peepers have long served as potent symbols in great works of writing, from Othello to Harry Potter.
I must show that before cameras I am very much of a person, and I take the initiative with the lens peepers.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinI began, however, to be apprehensive that he would soon be put hors de combat, by losing the use of his peepers.
If anybody tries to stop us or to snitch you free you'll get the acid in those shining peepers without being able to move.
The Gray Mask | Wadsworth CampSome conversation that the young peepers, of course, couldn't hear passed over the telephone.
The Grammar School Boys of Gridley | H. Irving Hancock
Did you never see two gentlemen with only a couple of peepers between them before!
Jack Sheppard, Vol. I (of III) | W. Harrison Ainsworth
British Dictionary definitions for peeper
/ (ˈpiːpə) /
a person who peeps
(often plural) a slang word for eye 1 (def. 1)
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