leaf-peeper

plural leaf-peepers

1. alternativeAlternative form of leaf peeper.

   A magnet for leaf-peeper pilgrimages, the color is brilliant in autumn, sweeping over the knolls and rises of the landscape.

   2014, Marcia Glassman-Jaffe, “The Berkshires”, in Amy Lyons, editor, Fun with the Family: Massachusetts: Hundreds of Ideas for Day Trips with the Kids (Fun with the Family Series), 8th edition, Guilford, Conn.: GPP Travel, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 1

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   The valley was stunning this time of year in particular, which drove thousands of leaf-peepers to enter the Mount Washington Valley by busloads to take in the splendor that lay for all to see.

   2004, Donna Marie Robie, chapter 5, in One Quiet Night: Murder in New Hampshire, Lincoln, Neb.: iUniverse, →ISBN, page 22

   [R]aisin-apple butter muffins [...] We love apples, and apples in the fall are a big deal around here. There are heirloom apple tastings, thousands of home-baked apple pies are sold to leaf-peepers, and fresh cider is pressed along the side of the road.

   2015, Nancy Cain, “Quick Breads, Breakfast Foods, and Muffins”, in Against the Grain: Extraordinary Gluten-free Recipes Made from Real, All-natural Ingredients, New York, N.Y.: Clarkson Potter Publishers, →ISBN