watcher
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English wacchere, wachere, wacher, equivalent to watch + -er.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ə/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɑ.t͡ʃɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɑt͡ʃə(ɹ)
- (General Australian, New Zealand) IPA(key): /ˈwɔt͡ʃ.ə/
- Hyphenation: watch‧er
Noun edit
watcher (plural watchers)
- Someone who watches or observes.
- (chiefly as the final element in compounds) Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit.
- (US politics) A political representative aligned with a candidate sent to observe elections to report on irregularities. A scrutineer.
- Someone who keeps vigil.
- A guard.
- (chiefly historical, Judaism, Christianity) 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
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
someone who watches or observes
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someone who keeps vigil
guard — see guard