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voyeur
  (French)
      n   a person who obtains sexual pleasure or excitement from the observation of someone undressing, having intercourse, etc.
     (C20: French, literally: one who sees, from voir to see, from Latin videre)
♦   voyeurism      n
♦   voyeuristic      adj
♦   voyeuristically      adv

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employerism	n.	a portmanteau of 'employer' and 'voyeurism'. signifies the act of searching for an employer or the practice of an employer when looking to fill positions. The term places an emphasis on the secretive connotation of the word 'voyeur', denoting a clandestine and thus superior form of employment search	[Tech.] Ex.: Employerism is what one must engage in, if one wishes to embark upon a more productive job hunt!

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