/
vwʌˈjəː,
vɔɪ-/
n.
- a person who gains sexual pleasure from watching others when they are naked or engaged in sexual activity.
- a person who enjoys seeing the pain or distress of others.
Derivative
- voyeurism n.
- voyeuristic adj.
- voyeuristically adv.
Etymology
early 20th cent.: from Fr., from voir ‘see’.