voyeur, Péeping Tóm, moral scolds

Cameraphones and social media have made voyeurs and moral scolds of us all

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Opinion

Seared by a Peeping Tom’s Gaze

By DEBRA GWARTNEY

A voyeur covertly taped 100 girls, including my four daughters. Where was the outrage? 

Voyeur With a Ticket

By BEN BRANTLEY

Two popular shows in London question what it means to be an audience member.

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.

[French, from Old French, one who lies in wait, from voir, to see, from Latin vidēre, to see.]

voyeurism voy·eur'ism n.
voyeuristic voy'eur·is'tic adj.
voyeuristically voy'eur·is'ti·cal·ly adv.

 voyeur[vo・yeur]

• 発音記号[vwɑːjə'ːr | vwaiə'ː]

[名]

1 窃視(せっし)症の人, （性的な）のぞき趣味の人. ⇒PEEPING TOM

2 詮索好きな人, （特に）人の不幸を見て楽しむ人.

vo・yeur・ism

[名][U]窃視症；のぞき行為［趣味］.

vòy・eur・ís・tic

[形]

Péeping Tóm[Péeping Tóm]

のぞき見する好色な男.

［重税をいさめるため裸で馬に乗ったLady GODIVAをのぞき見して盲目になった仕立屋Tomの伝説］