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inspectionist

inspectionist noun: a voyeur.

Noun

inspectionist (plural inspectionists)

  1. (dated) A voyeur.
    • Many inspectionists hover about homes and apartments, especially those occupied by women, trying to peer into bedrooms or bathrooms. Many so-called Peeping Toms are inspectionists.1955, Barney Katz, Louis Peter Thorpe, Understanding People in Distress, page 152

Forms of inspectionist

pluralinspectionists

Origin of inspectionist

From inspection + -ist.

Questions about inspectionist

What does inspectionist mean?
Inspectionist means a voyeur.
What part of speech is inspectionist?
Inspectionist is a noun.
What is the plural of inspectionist?
The plural of inspectionist is inspectionists.

Words near inspectionist in the dictionary

  1. inspection pits
  2. inspectional
  3. inspectioneer
  4. inspectioneers
  5. inspectionism
  6. inspectionist
  7. inspectionists
  8. inspections
  9. inspective
  10. inspector
  11. inspector general

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