: 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
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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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This keeps those invested in the game and those commercial watchers engaged and having fun.
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Change in direction will 'hurt the industry and lead to job losses'
Some industry watchers, however, warn that a significant shift on EVs could ultimately hurt automakers.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Some census watchers are wary of how the temporary hiring freeze Trump has ordered may affect the next phase of work for a major 2030 census field test, involving thousands of temporary workers, coming up next year.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Some market watchers said such moves would help weaken the dollar, bolstering exports and eroding America’s huge trade deficit, a point of frustration for Trump.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 27 Jan. 2025
Change in direction will 'hurt the industry and lead to job losses'
Some industry watchers, however, warn that a significant shift on EVs could ultimately hurt automakers.
—Eric D. Lawrence, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
Some census watchers are wary of how the temporary hiring freeze Trump has ordered may affect the next phase of work for a major 2030 census field test, involving thousands of temporary workers, coming up next year.
—Hansi Lo Wang, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Some market watchers said such moves would help weaken the dollar, bolstering exports and eroding America’s huge trade deficit, a point of frustration for Trump.
—Andrew Ross Sorkin, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Watcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/watcher. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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