watcher

/'wɔtʃə/
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watcher

A bird watcher uses binoculars to spot a robin in the park.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A person who keeps a devotional vigil: Someone who stays awake, especially to watch over a sick person or a dead body.
    • A guard or sentinel: A person who keeps watch to protect something or to look out for danger.
    • A close observer: Someone who looks at or watches something attentively, such as an event, exhibition, or phenomenon.
Examples of Usage
  • As a person keeping vigil:
    • The family took turns being the watcher by their grandfather's bedside.
  • As a guard:
    • The watcher on the tower signaled the approach of the ship.
  • As a close observer:
    • The art watcher spent hours studying the brushstrokes in the gallery.
    • The bird watcher identified a rare species through her binoculars.
Advanced Usage
  • "A keen watcher of...": An attentive and knowledgeable observer of a particular subject or field.
    • He is a keen watcher of international politics.
  • "Night watcher": A person who keeps watch during the night.
    • The night watcher patrolled the silent halls of the museum.
Variants and Related Words
  • Watch (verb/noun): The act of observing or the period of keeping guard.
  • Watchful (adjective): Being alert and observant.
  • Watchman (noun): A person employed to look after an empty building or area, especially at night.
Synonyms
  • Observer: A person who watches or notices something.
  • Lookout: A person who keeps watch for danger.
  • Spectator: A person who watches an event, show, or game.
  • Viewer: A person who watches television or looks at something.
Related Phrases
  • "A watcher in the wings": Someone who observes a situation closely, often waiting for an opportunity to act.
    • As the debate continued, several potential candidates were watchers in the wings.
Related Idioms
  • "The watchers of the sky": A poetic or descriptive term for astronomers or astrologers.
    • The ancient watchers of the sky mapped the constellations.
watcher

A bird watcher uses binoculars to spot a robin in the park.

Noun
  1. a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body
  2. a guard who keeps watch
  3. 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

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