"voyeur" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /vwɑː.ˈjɜː/ [UK], /vwɑ.ˈjɜɹ/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-voyeur.wav Forms: voyeurs [plural]
Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ) Etymology: Borrowed from French voyeur, from the verb voir (“to see”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|voyeur}} French voyeur Head templates: {{en-noun}} voyeur (plural voyeurs)
  1. A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity. Categories (topical): People, Sex Translations (a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people): مُتَلَصِّص (mutalaṣṣiṣ) [masculine] (Arabic), воайор (voajor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), 偷窺者 (Chinese Mandarin), 偷窥者 (tōukuīzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), 偷窺狂 (Chinese Mandarin), 偷窥狂 (tōukuīkuáng) (Chinese Mandarin), šmírák [masculine] (Czech), tirkistelijä (Finnish), voyeuristi (Finnish), voyeur [masculine] (French), Voyeur [masculine] (German), Spanner [masculine] (German), Voyeurin [feminine] (German), ηδονοβλεψίας (idonovlepsías) [masculine] (Greek), दृश्यरतिक (dŕśyartik) (Hindi), guardone [masculine] (Italian), voyeur [feminine, masculine] (Italian), 出歯亀 (alt: でばかめ, debakame, でばがめ, debagame) (Japanese), 覗き魔 (nozokima) (alt: のぞきま) (Japanese), воаје́р (voajér) [masculine] (Macedonian), па́зач (pázač) [masculine] (Macedonian), Glotzkopp [masculine] (Plautdietsch), podglądacz [masculine] (Polish), voyeur [feminine, masculine] (Portuguese), вуайери́ст (vuajeríst) [masculine] (Russian), вуайёр (vuajjór) [masculine] (Russian), согляда́тай (sogljadátaj) [masculine] (Russian), подгля́дывающий (podgljádyvajuščij) [masculine] (Russian), voyerista [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), mirón [masculine] (Spanish), voyeur [common-gender] (Swedish), tittare [common-gender] (Swedish), mamboboso (Tagalog), röntgenci (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-voyeur-en-noun-Aie2rhRo Disambiguation of People: 68 32 Disambiguation of Sex: 94 6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Plautdietsch translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Tagalog translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 89 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 85 15 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 78 8 4 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 7 4 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 85 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 89 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 88 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 91 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Tagalog translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of 'a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people': 94 6
  2. An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects. Translations (an obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects): воайор (voajor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), tirkistelijä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-voyeur-en-noun-UF6lu3Kh Disambiguation of 'an obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects': 5 95
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: inspectionist [dated], peeping tom Related terms: voyeurism, voyeuse (english: voyeur who is female), exhibitionist, creepshot, scopophile

Inflected forms

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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from French voyeur, from the verb voir (“to see”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "voyeurs",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "voyeur (plural voyeurs)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "voyeurism"
    },
    {
      "english": "voyeur who is female",
      "word": "voyeuse"
    },
    {
      "word": "exhibitionist"
    },
    {
      "word": "creepshot"
    },
    {
      "word": "scopophile"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "derive",
          "derive"
        ],
        [
          "sexual",
          "sexual"
        ],
        [
          "pleasure",
          "pleasure"
        ],
        [
          "observing",
          "observing"
        ],
        [
          "people",
          "people"
        ],
        [
          "activity",
          "activity"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "obsessive",
          "obsessive"
        ],
        [
          "observer",
          "observer"
        ],
        [
          "sensational",
          "sensational"
        ],
        [
          "sordid",
          "sordid"
        ],
        [
          "subject",
          "subject"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/vwɑː.ˈjɜː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/vɔɪ.ˈjɜː/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vwɑ.ˈjɜɹ/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "other": "/vɔɪ.ˈjɜr/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɜː(ɹ)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "dated"
      ],
      "word": "inspectionist"
    },
    {
      "word": "peeping tom"
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mutalaṣṣiṣ",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُتَلَصِّص"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "voajor",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "воайор"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "偷窺者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōukuīzhě",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "偷窥者"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "偷窺狂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "tōukuīkuáng",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "偷窥狂"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "šmírák"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "tirkistelijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "voyeuristi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voyeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Voyeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Spanner"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Voyeurin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "idonovlepsías",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ηδονοβλεψίας"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "dŕśyartik",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "दृश्यरतिक"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "guardone"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voyeur"
    },
    {
      "alt": "でばかめ, debakame, でばがめ, debagame",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "出歯亀"
    },
    {
      "alt": "のぞきま",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nozokima",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "覗き魔"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "voajér",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "воаје́р"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "pázač",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "па́зач"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Glotzkopp"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "podglądacz"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voyeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vuajeríst",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вуайери́ст"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vuajjór",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вуайёр"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sogljadátaj",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "согляда́тай"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podgljádyvajuščij",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "подгля́дывающий"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "voyerista"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mirón"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "voyeur"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "tittare"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "mamboboso"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people",
      "word": "röntgenci"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "voajor",
      "sense": "an obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "воайор"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "an obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects",
      "word": "tirkistelijä"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "voyeurism"
  ],
  "word": "voyeur"
}

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