voyeur
See also: Voyeur
English
editEtymology
editFrom French voyeur, from voir (“to see”).
Pronunciation
edit- (UK) IPA(key): /vɔɪːˈjɜː/, /vwɑˈjɜː/
- (US) IPA(key): /vɔɪˈjɜɹ/, /vwɑˈjɜr/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
- Hyphenation: vo‧yeur
Noun
editvoyeur (plural voyeurs)
- 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, (dated) inspectionist, (US, gay slang) eyeball queen
- An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.
Related terms
editTranslations
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
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from French voyeur.
Pronunciation
edit
Noun
editvoyeur m or f by sense (plural voyeurs)
- voyeur (person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing others having sex)
- 2014, Diney, Ramon Torres, Diógines Tiee (lyrics and music), “Voyeur” (0:16 from the start), in Mistério, performed by Belo, São Paulo: Sony Music:
- Prepare a mesa do café / Eu sinto teu cheiro de mulher / Eu tô chegando / Um brigadeiro de colher / Hoje eu fico de voyeur / Te admirando
- /vojˈɛʁ/
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Related terms
editReferences
edit- “voyeur”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
Swedish
editNoun
editvoyeur c
- a voyeur (who derives sexual pleasure from watching other people's erotic activity)
Declension
editDeclension of voyeur
Related terms
editSee also
editReferences
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