voyeur
/vɔɪˈjɜr/
noun
- A person who gets pleasure from watching others, especially in private situations, without their knowledge.
- In the movie, the main character is a lonely voyeur who spies on his apartment building's residents.
- The website warned users not to be a voyeur and to respect others' privacy.
- The detective suspected the neighbor was a voyeur who watched people through their windows.
- A person who enjoys watching the private lives or problems of others, often through media.
- Reality TV shows attract many voyeurs who love to watch other people's dramas.
- The journalist described the public as voyeurs hungry for celebrity scandals.
- Social media can turn ordinary people into voyeurs of their friends' daily lives.