watcher
Americannoun
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watchers
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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
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It doesn’t take a royal watcher to connect those dots.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2026
The superhero film fronted by Tom Holland and real-life wife Zendaya has brought in more than $2 billion globally since its July 31 release, according to industry watcher Exhibitor Relations.
From Barron's ● Aug. 16, 2026
Ed Yardeni, the renowned Wall Street economist and Fed watcher, has put forth a different argument.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 30, 2026
Seven-time Grammy winner Madonna is a regular watcher of Chelsea's men's and women's teams and was at Stamford Bridge in October when the men's side beat Liverpool 2-1 in the Premier League.
From BBC ● Jun. 9, 2026
Heimdall, the watcher on the bridge, the gatekeeper of the gods, will also not have fallen.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
In the long run, industry watchers said, the facilities offer too many benefits for governments to pass them up.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 9, 2026
L.A. mayoral candidate Nithya Raman greets parade watchers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 7, 2026
All trial watchers are wanded by a metal detector to ensure they’re carrying no other electronics.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
Wheat exports from the Black Sea have stalled amid tit-for-tat strikes on both grain-laden ships and export terminals, according to market watchers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Straight up the slope they charged towards the watchers.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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