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vo⋅yeur

  [vwah-yur, voi-; Fr. vwa-yœr]
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–noun, plural -yeurs  [-yurz; Fr. -yœr] .
a person who engages in voyeurism.
Compare Peeping Tom.

Origin:
1915–20; < F, equiv. to voi(r) to see (< L vidēre) + -eur -eur
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voy·eur   (voi-yûr')   
n.  

  1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.

  2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects.


[French, from Old French, one who lies in wait, from voir, to see, from Latin vidēre, to see; see weid- in Indo-European roots.]
voy·eur'ism n., voy'eur·is'tic adj., voy'eur·is'ti·cal·ly adv.
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: voy·eur
Pronunciation: vwä-'y&r, voi-'&r
Function: noun
: one obtaining sexual gratification from seeing sex organs andsexual acts; broadly : one who habitually seeks sexual stimulation by visual means
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

voyeur voy·eur (voi-yûr')
n.

  1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.

  2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects.

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