"peeper" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpiːpə/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈpipɚ/ [General-American] Audio: En-au-peeper.ogg [Australia] Forms: peepers [plural]
Rhymes: -iːpə(ɹ) Etymology: 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)
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-siA0b9eY Disambiguation of Eye: 42 3 23 27 2 2 Disambiguation of 'eye (colloquial)': 78 1 10 3 1 7
  2. Someone who peeps; a spy. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-z8kTnHSK Disambiguation of People: 0 42 32 17 0 9
  3. (dated, slang, derogatory) A private detective. Tags: dated, derogatory, slang Categories (lifeform): Frogs
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-zzzXaDLc Disambiguation of Frogs: 1 5 28 32 30 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 46 48 2 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 2 46 48 2 1
  4. A peeping tom. Categories (lifeform): Chickens, Frogs
    Sense id: en-peeper-en-noun-LhYvG5G2 Disambiguation of Chickens: 1 4 34 48 5 8 Disambiguation of Frogs: 1 5 28 32 30 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 0 2 46 48 2 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 0 2 33 62 2 1 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 0 2 46 48 2 1 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 1 6 34 50 5 3
  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: 1 5 28 32 30 4
  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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