voyeur
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voyeur
A person who gains sexual arousal from secretly watching other people undressing, being naked, or engaging in sexual acts.
Die Polizei verhaftete einen Voyeur, der die Nachbarn mit einem Fernglas beobachtet hatte.
The police arrested a voyeur who had been watching the neighbors with binoculars.
voyeur
In a figurative sense, a person who shows excessive curiosity about other people's private lives, often perceived as inappropriate.
Mit seinen ständigen Fragen über ihr Gehalt wirkte er wie ein finanzieller Voyeur.
With his constant questions about her salary, he seemed like a financial voyeur.
'Voyeur' is a loanword from French and literally means 'the seer' or 'the one who watches.' This explains the spelling and pronunciation, which are unusual for German.
Er fühlte sich wie ein Voyeur, als er das private Gespräch mithörte.
He felt like a voyeur when he overheard the private conversation.
This noun is related to the adjective 'voyeuristisch' (voyeuristic) and the abstract noun 'der Voyeurismus' (voyeurism), which describes the tendency or act.
Sein Verhalten hatte voyeuristische Züge.
His behavior had voyeuristic traits.
In the figurative meaning, 'Voyeur' (voyeur) is often combined with an adjective or noun that describes the area of curiosity. Typical examples are 'politischer Voyeur' (political voyeur) or 'finanzieller Voyeur' (financial voyeur).
Als Reporter ist man manchmal auch eine Art professioneller Voyeur.
As a reporter, you are sometimes also a kind of professional voyeur.
voyeur / tensioner
Spanner and Voyeur can both refer to someone who secretly watches others in intimate situations for sexual arousal. Spanner is clearly colloquial and strongly derogatory; Voyeur can be used more objectively and especially emphasizes the sexual arousal gained from watching.
Im Bericht wurde der Mann, der sie beim Umziehen zur sexuellen Erregung beobachtet hatte, als Voyeur bezeichnet.
The report referred to the man who had watched her changing for sexual arousal as a voyeur.
Die Nachbarin beschimpfte den Mann, der sie beim Umziehen beobachtet hatte, als Spanner.
The neighbor called the man who had watched her while she was changing a Spanner.
