voyeur
See also: Voyeur
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French voyeur, from the verb voir (“to see”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /vwɑː.ˈjɜː/ /vɔɪ.ˈjɜː/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /vwɑ.ˈjɜɹ/ /vɔɪ.ˈjɜr/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Noun
editvoyeur (plural voyeurs)
- A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity.
- An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.
Synonyms
edit- inspectionist (dated)
- peeping tom
Related terms
edit- voyeurism
- voyeuse (voyeur who is female)
- exhibitionist
Translations
edita person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people
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an obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects
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See also
editCzech
editNoun
editvoyeur m anim
Declension
editThis noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
edit- See vize
Further reading
editDutch
editPronunciation
editAudio: (file)
Noun
editvoyeur m (plural voyeurs, diminutive voyeurtje n)
French
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editvoyeur m (plural voyeurs, feminine voyeuse)
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “voyeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
editNoun
editvoyeur m or f by sense (plural voyeurs)
- voyeur (person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing others having sex)
Spanish
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French voyeur.
Pronunciation
edit
- Rhymes: -eɾ
Noun
editvoyeur m (plural voyeurs or voyeur)
Usage notes
editAccording to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.
Further reading
edit- “voyeur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
editNoun
editvoyeur c
- a voyeur (who derives sexual pleasure from watching other people's erotic activity)
Declension
editDeclension of voyeur | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | voyeur | voyeuren | voyeurer | voyeurerna |
Genitive | voyeurs | voyeurens | voyeurers | voyeurernas |
Related terms
editSee also
editReferences
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