voyeur

[ vwah-yur, voi-; French vwa-yœr ]

/ vwɑˈyɜr, vɔɪ-; French vwaˈyœr /

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noun, plural vo·yeurs

[vwah-yurz, voi-; French vwa-yœr]. /vwɑˈyɜrz, vɔɪ-; French vwaˈyœr/.

a person who engages in voyeurism.

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Origin of voyeur

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

Words nearby voyeur

voyage, voyage charter, Voyager, voyageur, Voyageurs National Park, voyeur, voyeurism, voyeuristic, voyeuse, Voysey, Voznesenski

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How to use voyeur in a sentence

The occasional voyeur witnessed how a playful mouth delved into the most intimate parts, while they were soaked by a morning shower when everyone slept in.
Locked up in the Land of Liberty: Part II|Michael K. Lavers|July 14, 2021|Washington Blade
There is no better place in the world for a voyeur like me to be constantly amused.
Helmut Newton Book ‘World Without Men’ Returns|Isabel Wilkinson|April 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST
A viewer of a Metsu scene should also feel like a participant in it, not like a remote, Vermeer-ish voyeur.
Gabriel Metsu, Vermeer's Forgotten Rival|Blake Gopnik|April 29, 2011|DAILY BEAST
To hear Moore dissect that last scene, she was as much the voyeur of the moment as the participant.
Julianne Moore's Dangerous Beauty|Gina Piccalo|July 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST

And as soon as that thing comes off, they better clear a path to the bar at Voyeur.
Lindsay Lohan Heads to Jail|Rebecca Dana|July 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Last Thursday night, Lindsay Lohan got punched in the face at her own birthday party, at a Los Angeles nightclub called Voyeur.
Lindsay Lohan Heads to Jail|Rebecca Dana|July 5, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It was obviously not the case of a voyeur spying on others—not with the kind of excitement the running man had shown.
Eight Keys to Eden|Mark Irvin Clifton
He ate with such visible pleasure that Perry felt like a voyeur.
Makers|Cory Doctorow

British Dictionary definitions for voyeur

voyeur

/ (vwaɪˈɜː, French vwajœr) /

noun

a person who obtains sexual pleasure or excitement from the observation of someone undressing, having intercourse, etc

Derived forms of voyeur

voyeurism, nounvoyeuristic, adjectivevoyeuristically, adverb

Word Origin for voyeur

C20: French, literally: one who sees, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre

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