Oglers

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. One who gazes at someone in a flirtatious or lustful manner, often lingering on their physical appearance
2. a person who stares with a strong interest, especially with an intention of admiration or desire
3. an individual who leers at others suggestively, typically expressing attraction through observation

Etymology: "Oglers" is the plural of "ogler," a word built from "ogle" plus the agent suffix "-er," which marks a person who performs the action. The suffix has an old pedigree: it descends through Old English "-ere" and Middle English "-ere" from a Latin "-arius" ending, which first meant "belonging to" or "connected with" and only later came to name a person doing something. The verb "ogle" itself is the older piece, and it is the one that carries the flirtatious edge. The "-er" added to it simply names the one doing the staring, so an ogler is someone whose whole manner is the sidelong look, the lingering eye on another person's appearance.

Synonyms: starers, gazers