peeper
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9.3
- noun
- /ˈpipər/
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- She warned her friends to avoid the old house, as it was rumored to be haunted by a secretive peeper.
- window peeper
Examples
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The guy at Missy Pratt's house was probably a peeper or some ex-boyfriend with nothing better to do.
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I'd sure like to know what the hell she'd need a private peeper for.
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Isn't being a peeper enough to haul him in?
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Anyone who saw him standing here would take him for a middle-aged geek, a peeper.
Fiction book (1995) -
The man was caught peeping through the window, making him a notorious peeper in the neighborhood.
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Being labeled a peeper after watching the couple from his hiding place made him feel ashamed.
Synonyms
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9.1
A person who watches other people when they are naked or having sex, usually secretly
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7.7
A person who hides to watch others without being seen
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9.9
A person who secretly watches people, usually through windows, for sexual reasons
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7.4
A person who secretly tries to find out about other people's private things
A person who follows someone secretly and tells others what they do
Compounds
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9.0
A small North American tree frog that makes a very high, thin call near ponds in spring
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Morphology
Etymology
Peeper for a secret watcher comes from peep 'to look quickly or secretly' plus -er, so a 'peeper' is literally 'one who peeps', which explains why it means a voyeur or spy.