watcher

noun

watch·​er ˈwä-chər How to pronounce watcher (audio)
ˈwȯ-
: one that watches: such as
a
: one that sits up or continues awake at night
b
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

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 Many global health watchers believe the finger pointing, disorganization, and fractured response are indicative of a larger, underlying problem: the world is woefully unprepared to respond to disease outbreaks, let alone another pandemic. Jennifer Lotito, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024 The fact that going into the event, a lot of the Apple watchers on the internet thought that Apple Intelligence would be presented as a way to entice people to upgrade to the new iPhone. Michael Calore, WIRED, 12 Sep. 2024 Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris after the debate and encourages people to register Debate watchers using memes of 'ALF' trying to eat a cat. Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 11 Sep. 2024 On average, 57 percent of debate watchers nationally said Harris turned in the better performance; only 34 percent said Trump did. Nathaniel Rakich, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for watcher 

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Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of watcher was in the 13th century

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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watcher. Accessed 4 Oct. 2024.

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