watcher

noun

watch·​er ˈwä-chər 

ˈwȯ-

: one that watches: such as

a

: one that sits up or continues awake at night

b

: watchman

c(1)

: one that keeps watch beside a dead person

(2)

: one that attends a sick person at night

d

: a person who closely follows or observes someone or something

a Supreme Court watcher

—often used in combination

celebrity-watchers

e

: a representative of a party or candidate who is stationed at the polls on an election day to watch the conduct of officials and voters

Synonyms of watcher

• guardian
• custodian
• guard
• keeper
• warden
• sentinel
• watch
• observer

Examples of watcher in a Sentence

the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children

a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat

Recent Examples on the Web

Stock-watchers cheered a market boom, and fretted about a bubble. —Mark Niquette, Fortune, 12 Dec. 2025

The seasonal-pattern watchers will also note that a soft patch for stocks in the first half of December is not unusual, even in years when the indexes go on to levitate into year end. —Michael Santoli, CNBC, 12 Dec. 2025

Turning to next year, the market watcher is anticipating the launches of the Mind 001 and Mind 002 shoes in early January. —Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 12 Dec. 2025

What’s lost on the chart-watchers lamenting rap’s mainstream lull is that the coolest part about being a hip-hop fan has always been crate-digging. —Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing watcher

• bird-watcher
• clock-watcher