peeping tom
A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the…A person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.
Meaning
1 sensesA person who watches another without the other's permission and usually without the other's knowledge, especially for the purpose of deriving sexual pleasure from the sight of the other.
Voyeur, Spanner
вуайери́стvuajjeríst, вуайери́сткаvuajjerístka, вуайёрvuajjór
- a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
Translations
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Origin
From Peeping Tom, a tailor in the legend of Lady Godiva who watched Godiva riding naked.From Peeping Tom, a tailor in the legend of Lady Godiva who watched Godiva riding naked.
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Forms
plural: peeping tomsSynonyms
2 synonymsWord family
9 related wordsSee also
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