leaf peeper UK /ˈliːf ˌpiːpə/US /ˈlif ˌpipɚ/ noun1 •(US, slang) A tree sightseer who enjoys observing the leaves change color in the autumn.Those "leaf peepers" (that's what you will be to locals) whose New England wanderings lead them through Amherst, Boston, Cambridge, [...] — 1984 formsleaf peepers · leaf-peepers