how to pronounce voyeur

/ˈvɔjɜːɹ/

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voyeur is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of voyeur in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… position of voyeur much more aware of …”

meanings of voyeur

noun:

A person who derives sexual pleasure from secretly observing other people, especially when such people are engaged in some sexual activity.
An obsessive observer of sensational or sordid subjects.

voyeur frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word voyeur occurs in english on average 0.4 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics voyeur can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that voyeur can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) education, science, and technology;

3) people, society, and culture;