eyewitness

as in witness
a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it The police are hoping to locate an eyewitness to the shooting.

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Recent Examples of eyewitness Congress must conduct public hearings and allow the doctors to give their eyewitness testimonies about war crimes in Gaza. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 10 Jan. 2025 According to an eyewitness, the 1915 Spanish Colonial Revival mansion has burnt down in the Eaton fire, with only its facade still standing. Robert Lang, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2025 Faith in people who are paid to be eyewitnesses to history is gone. Tommy Tuberville, Newsweek, 9 Jan. 2025 Two eyewitnesses described to NBC News the horror of the attack that killed at least 10 people in a crowd celebrating New Year's Eve. Ken Dilanian, NBC News, 2 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for eyewitness 

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“Eyewitness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/eyewitness. Accessed 2 Feb. 2025.

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