1
: one that makes a peeping sound
2
: any of various tree frogs that peep shrilly
especially
: spring peeper
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Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The most inventive touch: those peepers on his clawed hands, rising to give the monster sight at the exact moment that audiences might decide to block their vision with a defensive palm.
—A.a. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
But battery life is always a worry, glare while outside can be an issue and the digital screens can be fatiguing for the old peepers.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
That split-open peeper appears in this season’s ninth episode, during a montage that also features footage from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Red Shoes (1948), Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), and other famed movies.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2024
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Noun
But what did come into clear view on occasion were delicately winged peepers.
—Jennifer Weil, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
The most inventive touch: those peepers on his clawed hands, rising to give the monster sight at the exact moment that audiences might decide to block their vision with a defensive palm.
—A.a. Dowd, Washington Post, 31 July 2024
But battery life is always a worry, glare while outside can be an issue and the digital screens can be fatiguing for the old peepers.
—New Atlas, 12 July 2024
That split-open peeper appears in this season’s ninth episode, during a montage that also features footage from Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s The Red Shoes (1948), Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo (1958), and other famed movies.
—Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 1 July 2024
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“Peeper.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/peeper. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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peeper
1 of 2 noun
peep·er
ˈpē-pər 
: any of various tree frogs that peep
especially
: spring peeper
peeper
2 of 2 noun1
: one that peeps
especially
: peeping tom
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