peeping tom

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

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.

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peeping tom peeping toms

From Peeping Tom, a tailor in the legend of Lady Godiva who watched Godiva riding naked.

peeper voyeur

gatecrasher interloper persona non grata encroacher backseat driver kibitzer meddler nosy parker marplot buttinsky busybody voyeurism

peeping Thomasina peeping tomism

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