voyeur
See also: Voyeur
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed 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 edit
voyeur (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 edit
a 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 edit
Czech edit
Noun edit
voyeur m anim
Declension edit
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms edit
- See vize
Further reading edit
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
voyeur m (plural voyeurs, diminutive voyeurtje n)
French edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
voyeur m (plural voyeurs, feminine voyeuse)
Further reading edit
- “voyeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese edit
Noun edit
voyeur m or f by sense (plural voyeurs)
- voyeur (person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing others having sex)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French voyeur.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -eɾ
Noun edit
voyeur m (plural voyeurs or voyeur)
Usage notes edit
According 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 edit
Noun edit
voyeur c
- a voyeur (who derives sexual pleasure from watching other people's erotic activity)
Declension edit
Declension of voyeur | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | voyeur | voyeuren | voyeurer | voyeurerna |
Genitive | voyeurs | voyeurens | voyeurers | voyeurernas |