watcher
[ woch-er ]
/ ˈwɒtʃ ər /
noun
an analytic observer of trends, fashions, events, celebrities, or the like: Fashion watchers will have noted that pleats have become popular again.
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.
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British Dictionary definitions for watcher
watcher
/ (ˈwɒtʃə) /
noun
a person who watches
a person who maintains a vigil at the bedside of an invalid
US a representative of a candidate or party stationed at a poll on election day to watch out for fraud
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