peeper

English

Etymology

peep +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpiːpə/
• IPA^(key): /ˈpipɚ/

• Audio (AU):

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• Rhymes: -iːpə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: peep‧er

Noun

peeper (plural peepers)

1. (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) The eye.

   Check out the gorgeous peepers on that guy!

2. Someone who peeps; a spy.
   • J. Webster

     Who's there? peepers, […] eavesdroppers?

   • 1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard:

     If listeners seldom hear good of themselves, it is also true that peepers sometimes see more than they like; and Betty, the cook, as she reached the landing, glancing askance with ominous curiosity, beheld a spectacle, the sight of which nearly bereft her of her senses.

3. An animal, such as some frogs, having a shrill, high-pitched call.
4. (dated, slang, derogatory) A private detective.
5. (colloquial) A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.
6. A peeping tom.

Derived terms

• leaf peeper
• spring peeper ()

Translations

eye (colloquial)

• Italian: occhio (it) m, occhi (it) m pl
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• Russian: морга́ло (ru) n (morgálo), chiefly plural: морга́ла (ru) n pl (morgála)

See also

• Spring peeper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia