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voyeur
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voy·eur (voi-yûr)
n.
1. A person who derives sexual gratification from observing the naked bodies or sexual acts of others, especially from a secret vantage point.
2. An obsessive observer of sordid or sensational subjects.

voyeur
[voiyur′, vô·äyœr′]
Etymology: Fr, voir, to see
one whose sexual desire is gratified by the practice of voyeurism. The female counterpart is a voyeuse. Also called Peeping Tom.


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