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scopophile

scopophile noun: one who is subject to scopophilia.

Noun

scopophile (plural scopophiles)

  1. One who is subject to scopophilia.
    • 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.

Forms of scopophile

pluralscopophiles
alternative formscoptophile

Origin of scopophile

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

Questions about scopophile

What does scopophile mean?
Scopophile means one who is subject to scopophilia.
What part of speech is scopophile?
Scopophile is a noun.
What is the plural of scopophile?
The plural of scopophile is scopophiles.

Words near scopophile in the dictionary

  1. scopoletin
  2. scopolin
  3. scopoline
  4. scopolines
  5. scopoloside
  6. scopophile
  7. scopophiles
  8. scopophilia
  9. scopophiliac
  10. scopophiliacs
  11. scopophilic

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