voyeur

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UK/vɔɪˈjɜː/UK/vwɑːˈjɜː/US/vɔɪˈjɜɹ/US/vwɑˈjɜr/

noun

A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.

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peeping tominspectionisteyeball queenpeeper
OriginFrench voyeur ← Middle French veoir ← Old French veoir →
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Meanings

nounvoyeur (plural voyeurs)

plural voyeurs

  1. A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.

    Synonyms: peeping tom, inspectionist, eyeball queen

  2. An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.

Similar
peeping tominspectionisteyeball queen

More synonyms by meaning

nouna viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others

Similar
Peeping Tompeeper
Broader
spectatorwitnessviewer
Also see
peeperpeeping tom

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*weyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*widéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*widēō
  4. Latinvideō
  5. Old Frenchveoir
  6. Middle Frenchveoir
  7. Frenchvoir
  8. Frenchvoyeur
  9. Englishvoyeur

Borrowed from French voyeur, from voir (“to see”).

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Translations

Arabic مُتَلَصِّص
  • مُتَلَصِّص (mutalaṣṣiṣ)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Bulgarian воайор, воайор
  • воайор (voajor)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • воайор (voajor)an obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects
Chinese Mandarin 偷窺者 /偷窥者, 偷窺狂 /偷窥狂
  • 偷窺者 /偷窥者 (tōukuīzhě)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • 偷窺狂 /偷窥狂 (tōukuīkuáng)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • 八卦愛好者 /八卦爱好者 (bāguà àihàozhě)an obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects
Czech šmírák
  • šmíráka person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Finnish tirkistelijä, voyeuristi
  • tirkistelijäa person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • voyeuristia person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • tirkistelijäan obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects
French voyeur
  • voyeura person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
German Voyeur, Spanner
  • Voyeura person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • Spannera person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • Voyeurina person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Greek ηδονοβλεψίας
  • ηδονοβλεψίας (idonovlepsías)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Hindi दृश्यरतिक
  • दृश्यरतिक (dŕśyartik)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Indonesian voyeur
  • voyeuran obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects
Italian guardone, voyeur
  • guardonea person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • voyeura person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Japanese 出歯亀, 覗き魔
  • 出歯亀a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • 覗き魔 (nozokima)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Polish podglądacz, podglądacz
  • podglądacza person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • podglądaczan obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects
Portuguese voyeur
  • voyeura person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Russian вуайери́ст, вуайёр
  • вуайери́ст (vuajjeríst)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • вуайёр (vuajjór)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • согляда́тай (sogljadátaj)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • подгля́дывающий (podgljádyvajuščij)a person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Spanish voyerista, mirón
  • voyeristaa person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • miróna person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • voyeura person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Swedish voyeur, tittare
  • voyeura person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
  • tittarea person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Tagalog mamboboso
  • mambobosoa person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
Turkish röntgenci
  • röntgencia person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with voyeur

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Cite this entry
APA

voyeur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voyeur

MLA

“voyeur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voyeur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “voyeur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/voyeur.

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