voyeur

/vɔɪˈjɜr/
noun
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
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