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Definition of voyeur noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

     

    voyeur

     noun
    noun
    NAmE//vɔɪˈər//
     
    , NAmE//vwɑˈyər//
     
    (disapproving)
     
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  1. 1a person who gets pleasure from secretly watching other people have sex
  2. 2a person who enjoys watching the problems and private lives of others Most writers are voyeurs of a kind.
voyeurism
 
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NAmE//vɔɪˈərɪzəm//
 
, NAmE//ˈvɔɪəˌrɪzəm//
 
noun [uncountable]
voyeuristic
 
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NAmE//ˌvwaɪəˈrɪstɪk//
 
adjective a voyeuristic interest in other people's livesSee voyeur in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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