Thesaurus results for WATCHER

watcher

noun

ˈwä-chər

Definition of watcher

as in guardian

a person or group that watches over someone or something the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children

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as in observer

someone who sees or watches something a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat

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Recent Examples of watcher And because cyberhacks can hurt supply chains, some longtime AI watchers are going full prepper, stocking up on food, cash, and more. — Sigal Samuel, Vox, 27 Oct. 2026 Still, China-watchers expect a new generation of officials to ascend to senior positions as the party looks to replenish top ranks thinned out by the anti-graft effort. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026 The year has acquired a talismanic significance for China watchers, military planners, and commentators who see it as the moment Beijing could move against Taiwan. — Ningrong Liu, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026 But the bright moon is expected to set a few hours before sunrise, so sky watchers will have an optimal window to spot up to 20 meteors per hour. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for watcher

Recent Examples of Synonyms for watcher

Noun

Parents or guardians must still claim and activate those accounts before managing them.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026
All the accounts of her story agree that this young heiress, named Maria de Lourdes Fernandes, witnessed the deaths of her parents; her guardian then locked her up and drove her to suicide to get her inheritance.

— Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of guardian

Noun

Two days later, the custodian provided nine documents and forwarded 11 emails from the city clerk.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
Rouse said investigators reported the findings to the DA's office in July, and it was later revealed that Paparo was the records custodian for the Chester Police Department.

— CBS Philadelphia, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of custodian

Noun

When viewers focus on one gear, the other, as seen through peripheral vision, appears to spin faster — though both are moving at the same speed.

— Margaret Hetherman, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026
When von Rydingsvard began working with cedar in the mid-1970s, Minimalism was the dominant style in New York, and in order to gain attention, sculptors often welded steel and other metals into imposing, grand forms that loomed high above viewers.

— Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of viewer

Noun

But with the Heat in search of offense and outside shooting, Heat rookie guard Ryan Conwell was called on to play the first meaningful minutes of his NBA career.

— Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
His coronation signaled where the genre was headed—away from the pleading old-guard types and toward a more fluid, hardcore hip-hop hybrid.

— Clover Hope, Pitchfork, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of guard

Noun

Over the weekend, spectators gathered at Riyadh’s King Abdulaziz Racecourse for an evening of horse racing, despite the fact that the track is barely three miles from the airport.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Hellerstein, known for a quirky independent streak and strict discipline in his courtroom, insisted spectators wear pandemic-era masks for more than two years after other judges stopped the practice.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of spectator

Noun

Wasson, by contrast, kicks off by quoting three letters from prisoners in San Quentin, from 1947, addressed to the warden.

— Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
Since the story blew up, the warden ordered at least two raids to confiscate anything brought in illegally, TMZ adds.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

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