WATCHER

spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker

(noun) a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); “the spectators applauded the performance”; “television viewers”; “sky watchers discovered a new star”

watcher

(noun) a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

watchman, watcher, security guard

(noun) a guard who keeps watch

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

watcher (plural watchers)

Someone who watches or observes.

Someone who keeps vigil.

A guard.

Anagrams

• Carthew, Wachter, rewatch

Source: Wiktionary


Watch"er, n.

Definition: One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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