voyeur

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Rather, it’s a clever way for Soderbergh to make the viewer feel like a voyeur, listening in on increasingly intimate conversations that we wouldn’t otherwise be privy to.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2025

Branded a "voyeur" by Mourinho after criticising his negative tactics in 2005, Wenger said the Chelsea boss was "out of order" and "disconnected with reality".

From BBC • Sep. 28, 2024

You feel like an impostor on a train because you’re not really part of what you’re looking at; you’re just a voyeur.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2023

A band of mirrors lets you play voyeur from just about every table, and how thoughtful that the condiments extend to two kinds of hot sauce and three kinds of sweetener.

From Washington Post • Jun. 20, 2022

In the wood there’s a small hole, at the back, next to the wall, about waist height, souvenir of some previous vandalism or legacy of an ancient voyeur.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood