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voyeur

/vɔɪˈjɜɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables
vo-yeur
IPA
/vɔɪˈjɜɹ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.

noun

An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Old French veoir Middle French veoir French voir Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French voyeurbor. English voyeur Borrowed from French voyeur, from voir (“to see”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vɔɪˈjɜɹ/
  • British English: /vɔɪˈjɜː/

Inflected Forms

voyeurs (plural)

Derived Forms

cybervoyeur voyeuress voyeurist voyeuristic

Frequently Paired Words

voyeurism voyeuse exhibitionist creepshot scopophile

Synonyms

peeping tom inspectionist eyeball queen peeper

Rhymes With

poor kapoor grandeur amour jour mcclure darfur ure pasteur doer velour raconteur

Questions

How do you pronounce voyeur?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɔɪˈjɜɹ/.
What does voyeur mean?
A person who derives sexual pleasure from observing other people engaging in some intimate or sexual activity; one who engages in voyeurism.
Where does voyeur come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *weyd- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *widéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *widēō Latin videō Old French veoir Middle French veoir French voir Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -(ā)tōrem Old French -or Middle French -eur French -eur French voyeurbor. English voyeur Borrowed from French voyeur, from voir (“to see”).

How to pronounce voyeur

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