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earwitness
[ eer-wit-nis ]
/ ˈɪərˌwɪt nɪs /
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noun Law.
a person who testifies or can testify to what they have heard.
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Words nearby earwitness
ear trumpet, ear tuft, earwax, earwig, earwigging, earwitness, earworm, ear wrap, EAS, ease, easeful
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How to use earwitness in a sentence
Like father, like son: Rusty sits at a vent in the back room of the bar as a clandestine “earwitness,” absorbing the town gossip.
The New Wallace Stegner: Ivan Doig’s ‘The Bartender’s Tale’|Malcolm Forbes|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST