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voyeur (vwaɪˈɜː, French vwajœr) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a person who obtains sexual pleasure or excitement from the observation of someone undressing, having intercourse, etc | |
| [C20: French, literally: one who sees, from voir to see, from Latin vidēre] | |
| vo'yeurism | |
| —n | |
| voyeur'istic | |
| —adj | |
| voyeur'istically | |
| —adv | |
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Voyeur
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
voyeur
a scopophiliac, 1900, from Fr. voyeur (1898), lit. "one who views or inspects," from voir "to view," from L. videre "to see" (see vision). Voyeurism first recorded 1924.
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Medical Dictionary
voyeur voy·eur (voi-yûr')
n.
A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.
An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects.
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