Voyeur

Noun

 * 1) A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity.
 * 2) An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.

Synonyms

 * peeping tom

Related terms

 * voyeurism

Thesaurus
Paul Pry, Peeping Tom, bugger, busybody, coprophiliac, eavesdropper, erotomaniac, exhibitionist, fetishist, gossip, inquirer, inquisitive, inquisitor, masochist, narcissist, necrophiliac, nosy Parker, nymphomaniac, paraphiliac, pederast, pedophiliac, peeper, pry, querier, querist, questioner, quidnunc, rapist, rubberneck, rubbernecker, sadist, satyr, scopophiliac, scotophiliac, sightseer, snoop, snooper, sodomist, sodomite, transvestite, yenta, zoophiliac

Etymology
voyeur:, from the verb voir:

Translations

 * Arabic: متلصص
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 偷窺者, 偷窥者
 * Finnish: ,
 * French:
 * German: ,


 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 出歯亀, 覗魔
 * Polish: podglądacz
 * Russian: вуайерист, вуайёр, соглядатай, подглядывающий
 * Spanish: voyer,
 * Turkish: röntgenci


 * Finnish:

Noun

 * 1) observer; watcher
 * 2) voyeur

Etymology
From voir: