Meaning

7 senses
  1. One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.

    Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.

    Beobachter, Beobachterin, Zuschauer

    наблюда́тельnabljudátelʹ, наблюда́тельницаnabljudátelʹnica, зри́тельzrítelʹ

    спостеріга́чsposteriháč, спостеріга́чкаsposteriháčka

  2. One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.

    I shall be an observer of the local customs.

  3. A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate.

    The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.

  4. A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.

    The Vatican and Palestine have observer status at the UN.

  5. A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft.

    The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer.

  6. A sentry etc. manning an observation post.

    We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.

  7. Synonym of spotter.

More definitions
  • an expert who observes and comments on something
  • a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

Examples

24 sentences
  1. International observers counted up the ballot.

    ruМеждународные наблюдатели подсчитали бюллетени.

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  2. All this is visible to numerous observers.

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  3. Some observers think the debate is fundamentally illogical.

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  4. The observed cannot be separated from the observer.

    deDas Beobachtete kann nicht vom Beobachter getrennt werden.

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  5. Lorenzo was relegated to being just an observer.

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Translations

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