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

• custodian
• guard
• guardian
• keeper
• lookout
• minder
• picket
• sentinel
• sentry
• warden
• warder
• watch
• watchman

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

Since then, delays and cancellations have become the norm at the airport, and airlines and industry watchers have been calling for tighter regulation of Newark's airspace. —Zach Wichter, USA Today, 16 May 2025

The 90-day pause on most tariffs between China and the U.S. took the worst-case scenarios off the table for Wall Street and spurred a rally that smashed through a notable milestone for chart watchers. —Jesse Pound, CNBC, 12 May 2025

Meanwhile, experienced orbit watcher Marco Langbroek places re-entry off the coast of Australia and US Space Force data puts it in the South Pacific. —Eric MacK, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025

Read more Yosemite National Park Awe As Traveler Films Plane Landing at Only Beach Airport in the World Several striking natural features remain a draw for hikers and nature watchers. —Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing watcher

• bird-watcher
• clock-watcher