Peeping Tom
noun
-ˈtäm 
: a pruriently prying person : voyeur
Peeping Tomism
-ˈtä-ˌmi-zəm
noun 
Word History
Etymology
Peeping Tom, legendary citizen of Coventry who watched Lady Godiva riding naked
First Known Use
1769, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
Peeping Tom
noun
Peep·ing Tom ˌpē-piŋ-ˈtäm
: a pruriently prying person : voyeur
peeping Toms
noun
as in pryers
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pryers
- gawpers
- nosey parkers
- intermeddlers
- priers
- spies
- prattlers
- kibbitzers
- buttinskies
- quidnuncs
- rubbernecks
- peepers
- gawkers
- gapers
- snoopers
- gazers
- snoops
- rubberneckers
- intruders
- interlopers
- interferers
- meddlers
- busybodies
- gossips
- kibitzers
- tellers
- stool pigeons
- snitchers
- gossipers
- blabbers
- tattlers
- talebearers
- disclosers
- revealers
- tattletales
- sneaks
- informants
- betrayers
- telltales
- informers
- snakes
- squealers
