: 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 combinationcelebrity-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
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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
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Corporate Transparency and Future Industry Impact As PepsiCo constructs its largest U.S. plant in Colorado and shutters smaller facilities across the country, employees and industry watchers are questioning how corporations handle these transitions.
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Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Behind every polling station in school cafeterias to public libraries to the YMCA down Main Streets all over the country, tens of thousands of election officials, poll workers and watchers and volunteers have long ensured the process is accessible, transparent and accurate.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
The jet-tracking accounts have been popular resources for journalists and watchers of the high-profile figures but have also become a significant flashpoint in recent years.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
During the 2022 midterms, a poll watcher in North Carolina stood between a voter and a voting machine; in Texas, an armed poll watcher trailed election officials to their ballot-counting location.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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Tom Spiggle, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
Behind every polling station in school cafeterias to public libraries to the YMCA down Main Streets all over the country, tens of thousands of election officials, poll workers and watchers and volunteers have long ensured the process is accessible, transparent and accurate.
—Sarah D. Wire, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2024
The jet-tracking accounts have been popular resources for journalists and watchers of the high-profile figures but have also become a significant flashpoint in recent years.
—Kevin Collier, NBC News, 22 Oct. 2024
During the 2022 midterms, a poll watcher in North Carolina stood between a voter and a voting machine; in Texas, an armed poll watcher trailed election officials to their ballot-counting location.
—Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2024
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watcher. Accessed 10 Nov. 2024.
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