: 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
Recent Examples on the Web
But the expectation among many market watchers is that AI will radically increase business productivity for a wide variety of companies in the future.
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 July 2024
The whale watchers with CAWW had hoped to see a few dolphins and maybe a humpback that day, but this was a whole other ballgame.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
Kate Middleton's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, are back at Wimbledon as royal watchers wonder whether the Princess of Wales will attend the tennis tournament while undergoing treatment for cancer.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
Close watchers of Game of Thrones will remember that several of the prophecies—Maggy the Frog, Azor Ahai—only sort of came true.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 1 July 2024
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Ryan Ermey, CNBC, 16 July 2024
The whale watchers with CAWW had hoped to see a few dolphins and maybe a humpback that day, but this was a whole other ballgame.
—Julia Daye, Miami Herald, 10 July 2024
Kate Middleton's parents, Carole and Michael Middleton, are back at Wimbledon as royal watchers wonder whether the Princess of Wales will attend the tennis tournament while undergoing treatment for cancer.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 July 2024
Close watchers of Game of Thrones will remember that several of the prophecies—Maggy the Frog, Azor Ahai—only sort of came true.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 1 July 2024
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watcher. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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