noun
creeper
A person whose intrusive behavior makes others uncomfortable.
That creeper keeps asking where I live after I refuse to answer.
Etymology
Creep carries associations of stealthy movement and the unease called the creeps. Creeper applies those associations to a person whose intrusive attention or behavior makes others uncomfortable.
More examples
- She calls him a creeper because he keeps peeking through her windows.
- The club removes creepers who keep touching people without permission.
- Don't be a creeper; give her some space.
Forms
creeper · creepers
creepy adjective — Causing an uneasy or uncomfortable feeling.
Similar words
- creep
- A broader informal term for an unpleasant or unsettling person.
- stalker
- Specifically someone who repeatedly follows or monitors another person.