What is another word for voyeur?

Pronunciation: [vɔ͡ɪˈɜː] (IPA)

Voyeur is a term used to describe someone who enjoys watching others without their knowledge or consent. This behavior is often viewed as invasive or inappropriate. Synonyms for voyeur include peeping tom, creeper, lurker, spy, and snoop. All of these terms suggest that the person engaging in this behavior is doing so in a secretive and potentially harmful way. It's important to note that voyeurism can be a serious issue and can lead to legal consequences if someone is caught engaging in this behavior. If someone feels compelled to watch others in this way, they should seek professional help to address any underlying issues that may be driving this behavior.

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    • Noun, singular or mass
      peeper.

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Usage examples for Voyeur

It was obviously not the case of a voyeur spying on others-not with the kind of excitement the running man had shown.
"Eight Keys to Eden"
Mark Irvin Clifton
I felt like a voyeur, but couldn't bring myself to turn away.
"Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom"
Cory Doctorow

Famous quotes with Voyeur

  • I feel as though the camera is almost a kind of voyeur in Mr. Bean's life, and you just watch this bizarre man going about his life in the way that he wants to.
    Rowan Atkinson
  • I don't like being a voyeur, looking into other people's marriages.
    Paul Begala
  • If we had 3 million exhibitionists and only one voyeur, nobody could make any money.
    Albert Brooks
  • Cinema has evolved in two paths. One is spectacle. Like the phantasmagoria, its goal is the creation of a total substitute sensory world. The other is peep show, which claims for its realm both the erotic and the untampered observance of real life, and imitates the keyhole or voyeur's window without need of color, noise, grandeur.
    Jim Morrison
  • More or less, we're all afflicted with the psychology of the voyeur. Not in a strictly clinical or criminal sense, but in our whole physical and emotional stance before the world. Whenever we seek to break this spell of passivity, our actions are cruel and awkward and generally obscene, like an invalid who has forgotten to walk.
    Jim Morrison

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