watcher
pronunciation
How to pronounce watcher in British English:
UK [ˈwɒtʃə(r)]
How to pronounce watcher in American English:
US [ˈwɑtʃə(r)]
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- Noun:
- a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
- a guard who keeps watch
- a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body
Word Origin
- watcher (n.)
- late 14c. (early 13c. as a surname), agent noun from watch (v.).
Example
- 1. I want a worker , not a clock watcher .
- 2. He is the great watcher in habakkuk .
- 3. No bird watcher is complete without his or her bird watching journals .
- 4. And I thought of the other man , the mysterious watcher .
- 5. His boss told him to work hard and not be a clock watcher .