watcher
Americannoun
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an analytic observer of trends, fashions, events, celebrities, or the like.
Fashion watchers will have noted that pleats have become popular again.
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a professional or experienced observer and analyst of political and historic trends and events, countries, or the like.
China watchers in the State Department predict a change in that country's trade policy.
noun
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a person who watches
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a person who maintains a vigil at the bedside of an invalid
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a representative of a candidate or party stationed at a poll on election day to watch out for fraud
Other Word Forms
- underwatcher noun
Etymology
Origin of watcher
Example Sentences
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Those are widely viewed as forever stocks by Berkshire watchers, due in part to a superlow cost basis.
From Barron's
Marking the third full Moon of 2026, this display will be a double spectacle for lucky sky watchers in parts of the Americas, Asia, and Australia as it coincides with a rare total lunar eclipse.
From BBC
Market watchers say that accounts making large, first-time bets can be a signal of insider activity.
From Barron's
However, the main drivers of the rally—central bank diversification, geopolitical tensions, possible policy easing, and renewed ETF demand—remain strong, according to market watchers.
Conventional wisdom among Fed watchers in academia and the financial press is that this is nuts—which is strange.
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