voyeur

voyeur definition - medical

voy·eur (voi-yûrˈ)

noun
  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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