Peeper

Quick meaning: Peeper is a noun meaning (colloquial, chiefly in the plural) The eye.

Meaning

(colloquial, chiefly in the plural) The eye.

More Meanings

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

Example Sentences

Check out the gorgeous peepers on that guy!

Who's there? peepers, intelligencers, eavesdroppers?

So you go to see this peeper, this Marlowe. That was your mistake.

The witness stand. Goldminers giving evidence, sure he's violent didn't I see him with my own peepers chasing those poor kids up on the roof.

Word Forms

• peepers

Synonyms for peeper

Depending on context, synonyms include eye, oculus, voyeur, optic.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include voyeur, oculus, optic, eye, pervert, nestling.

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