English Online Dictionary. What means voyeur? What does voyeur mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French voyeur, from the verb voir (“to see”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /vwɑː.ˈjɜː/ /vɔɪ.ˈjɜː/
- (US) IPA(key): /vwɑ.ˈjɜɹ/ /vɔɪ.ˈjɜr/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)
Noun
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
- inspectionist (dated)
- peeping tom
Related terms
- voyeurism
- voyeuse (voyeur who is female)
- exhibitionist
Translations
See also
- creepshot
- scopophile
Czech
Noun
voyeur m anim
- voyeur
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
- See vize
Further reading
- voyeur in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu
- voyeur in Akademický slovník cizích slov, 1995, at prirucka.ujc.cas.cz
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
voyeur m (plural voyeurs, diminutive voyeurtje n)
- voyeur
French
Etymology
From voir (“to see”) + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vwa.jœʁ/
Noun
voyeur m (plural voyeurs, feminine voyeuse)
- observer; watcher
- voyeur, peeping tom
Further reading
- “voyeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Portuguese
Noun
voyeur m or f by sense (plural voyeurs)
- voyeur (person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing others having sex)
Spanish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from French voyeur.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -eɾ
Noun
voyeur m (plural voyeurs or voyeur)
- voyeur
Usage notes
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
- “voyeur”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Noun
voyeur c
- a voyeur (who derives sexual pleasure from watching other people's erotic activity)
Declension
Related terms
- voyeurism
See also
- flukta
References
- voyeur in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- voyeur in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- voyeur in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)