voyeur
voyeur
Definition
voy·eur (vo̵i ʉr′, vwä yʉr′)
noun
- a person who has an exaggerated interest in viewing, esp. furtively and habitually, persons who are disrobing, engaged in sexual activity, etc.; peeping Tom
- a person who obsessively watches others, esp. in seeking the unsavory details of their lives
Etymology: Fr < voir, to see < L videre: see vision
voy·eur′·ism′ (vo̵i ʉr′iz′əm, vo̵i′ər iz′əm) noun
voy′·eur·is′·tic adjective
voyeur
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- become: The DV format actually helps to bring the story across because we become voyeurs on their private movies and fantasies.
- play: Surely no one with any compassion would want to play voyeur with such disgusting deprivation.
Adjective modifier
- other: He makes us voyeurs of other voyeurs; we spy on Han Gi spying on Sun-hwa as she sexually surrenders her body.
voyeur Quotes
Ich gehe insTheater ja auch nicht alsVoyeur. I do not go into the theatre as a voyeur.
