Meaning

5 senses
  1. Someone who watches or observes.

    Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit.

    a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)

  2. (US)A political representative aligned with a candidate sent to observe elections to report on irregularities. A scrutineer.

  3. Someone who keeps vigil.

    a guard who keeps watch

  4. A guard.

    Near-synonyms: watchman, watchwoman

  5. (Judaism, historical)A kind of angel appointed to watch over the human realm, in particular one of those who became fallen angels and begot the Nephilim.

    the Book of Watchers

Examples

11 sentences
  1. I'm not a big TV watcher.

    ruЯ не большой любитель телевизора.

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  2. I know Tom is a bird watcher.

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  3. I know that Tom is a bird watcher.

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  4. Tom is a bird watcher.

    deTom ist Vogelbeobachter.

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  5. Are you a bird watcher?

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Translations

2 languages

Origin

From Middle English wacchere, wachere, wacher, equivalent to watch + -er.

From Middle English wacchere, wachere, wacher, equivalent to watch + -er.

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