PEEPING TOM


Meaning of PEEPING TOM in English

a person who obtains sexual gratification by observing others surreptitiously, esp. a man who looks through windows at night.

[ 1910-15; allusion to the legendary man who peeped at Lady Godiva as she rode naked through Coventry ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .