Definitions For Scopophile

Noun

SCOPOPHILE (plural SCOPOPHILEs) (psychology, sexuality) One with a sexual dependency on openly observe, observing genitalia and sexual acts, as opposed to a voyeur, who watches in secret. : 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.

Related terms

scopophilia

Alternative forms

scopophiliac scoptophile scoptophiliac

Etymology

From "watcher" + English -phile.

See also

voyeurism

Is Scopophile a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends NO
Scrabble US NO
Scrabble UK NO
English International (SOWPODS) NO
Scrabble Global NO
Enable1 Dictionary NO

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
22

The word Scopophile is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends

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