"peeper" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈpiːpə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpipɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-peeper.ogg Forms: peepers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːpə(ɹ) Etymology: From peep + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|peep|er}} peep + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} peeper (plural peepers)
  1. (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) The eye. Tags: colloquial, in-plural Categories (topical): Eye Translations (eye (colloquial)): око (oko) [neuter] (Bulgarian), зъркел (zǎrkel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), occhio [masculine] (Italian), occhi [masculine, plural] (Italian), морга́ло (morgálo) [neuter] (Russian), морга́ла (morgála) [neuter, plural] (Russian), гляде́лка (gljadélka) [feminine] (Russian), farol [masculine] (Spanish), clisos [masculine, plural] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-siA0b9eY Disambiguation of Eye: 57 5 7 25 4 2 Disambiguation of 'eye (colloquial)': 80 2 8 1 1 7
  2. Someone who peeps; a spy. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-z8kTnHSK Disambiguation of People: 0 43 32 17 0 9
  3. (dated, slang, derogatory) A private detective. Tags: dated, derogatory, slang
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-zzzXaDLc
  4. A peeping tom. Categories (lifeform): Chickens, Frogs
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-LhYvG5G2 Disambiguation of Chickens: 2 11 5 47 13 22 Disambiguation of Frogs: 2 7 2 40 44 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 19 11 31 23 13 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 5 19 5 45 17 10 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 5 16 5 47 15 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 12 6 49 12 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 4 11 4 62 11 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 3 19 16 43 10 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 4 11 4 60 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 11 4 60 13 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 2 10 2 68 10 7
  5. An animal, such as some frogs, having a shrill, high-pitched call. Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-lLfAp08j Disambiguation of Frogs: 2 7 2 40 44 6
  6. (colloquial) A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-2~e~cmaj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: leaf peeper, pixel-peeper, pixel peeper, spring peeper (taxonomic: Pseudacris crucifer)

Inflected forms

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      "roman": "oko",
      "sense": "eye (colloquial)",
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      "sense": "eye (colloquial)",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "occhio"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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      "lang": "Spanish",
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      "roman": "gljadélka",
      "sense": "eye (colloquial)",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "гляде́лка"
    }
  ],
  "word": "peeper"
}

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