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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That Navarrette turned out to be a precocious movie watcher might be the result of her exposure to a wide spectrum of films.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 28, 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
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
“Zelensky knows he needs to build a consensus to rebuild Ukraine after it wins the war,” observed one longtime Ukraine watcher.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 7, 2026
If the watcher, sensing movement, looked at the dark place against the stone which was his body, he could see him.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
Many Fed watchers inferred that their comments reflected a broader consensus among officials that the Fed could wait until December to raise interest rates again.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026
L.A. voting rights groups rally to recruit poll watchers, launch protection programs, and counter potential election disruption in the November vote.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026
People in Kuwait are avid watchers of the Premier League but non-league is still very much an unknown commodity in the country.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
And the selloff comes right after dollar-yen rate tried to get back above the 200-day moving average, which many chart watchers view as a dividing line between longer-term uptrends and downtrends.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
The watchers loomed like phantoms, silent and shadowed, their faces just blurs.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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