: one that watches: such as
a
: one that sits up or continues awake at night
b
: watchman
c(1)
: one that keeps watch beside a dead person
(2)
: one that attends a sick person at night
d
: a person who closely follows or observes someone or something
a Supreme Court watcher
—often used in combinationcelebrity-watchers
e
: a representative of a party or candidate who is stationed at the polls on an election day to watch the conduct of officials and voters
Examples of watcher in a Sentence
the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children
a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat
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Sky watchers in certain parts of the globe, including the northeastern U.S., got to see a partial solar eclipse on Saturday morning.
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
But the level of coverage varies dramatically: Sky watchers in Portland, Maine, will see 64 percent coverage, while those in Washington, D.C., will see 1 percent of the sun’s surface obscured, per NPR’s Chandelis Duster.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Chelsea wears a string, sculpted coconut bra, paired with a fringed skirt—the bra sparked a Reddit hunt, with White Lotus 3 watchers keen to track the bikini down.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Russia watchers believe that the Kremlin sees in Trump a unique opportunity to repeal sanctions against it while achieving a favorable outcome in ceasefire negotiations.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
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Mike Snider, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2025
But the level of coverage varies dramatically: Sky watchers in Portland, Maine, will see 64 percent coverage, while those in Washington, D.C., will see 1 percent of the sun’s surface obscured, per NPR’s Chandelis Duster.
—Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Chelsea wears a string, sculpted coconut bra, paired with a fringed skirt—the bra sparked a Reddit hunt, with White Lotus 3 watchers keen to track the bikini down.
—Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 28 Mar. 2025
Russia watchers believe that the Kremlin sees in Trump a unique opportunity to repeal sanctions against it while achieving a favorable outcome in ceasefire negotiations.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 22 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for watcher
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watcher. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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