PEEPING TOM


Meaning of PEEPING TOM in English

noun

( disapproving ) a person who likes to watch people secretly when they are taking off their clothes

SYN voyeur

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WORD ORIGIN

from the name of the person said to have watched Lady Godiva ride naked through Coventry.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.