Scopophile

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One with a sexual dependency on openly observing genitalia and sexual acts, as opposed to a voyeur, who watches in secret.

    "Caligula was a scopophile who was not ashamed of his irregular desire to watch others making love, while Mr. Hoover, as a voyeur, favored the keyhole and wiretap as methods of observation."

Synonyms

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scopophiliac

Example

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"Caligula was a scopophile who was not ashamed of his irregular desire to watch others making love, while Mr. Hoover, as a voyeur, favored the keyhole and wiretap as methods of observation."

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκοπός (skopós, “watcher”) + -phile.

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