peeper

English

Etymology

peep +‎ -er.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːpə(ɹ)/
  • Rhymes: -iːpə(ɹ)

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.

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