voyeur
English
/vwɑː.ˈjɜː/, /vwɑ.ˈjɜɹ/
noun
Definitions
- A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity.
- An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.
Etymology
Borrowed from French voyeur.
Origin
French
voyeur
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cybervoyeur English
- cybervoyeurism English
- nonvoyeuristic English
- unvoyeuristic English
- voyeurism English
- voyeurist English
- voyeuristic English
- voyeuristically English
- Voyeur German
- voir French
- voyeur French
- voyeuriste French