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
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
Cedric fares much better, giving a vibrant, darkly funny performance as Seth, who considers himself a stern watcher over the manners and mores of his tenants.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026
The little cry came again and the watcher looked up the side of the hill to the dark cave.
From "The Pearl" by John Steinbeck
Whatever solutions Bessent or lawmakers agree on, longtime budget watchers see a tough pill for Americans to swallow.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 21, 2026
Some routinely put on a show: NYC0318, a whale also seen by AFP on a recent outing, often charms whale watchers with sensational lunge-feeds, breaching the water and prompting shrieks of delight.
From Barron's ● Aug. 18, 2026
It may come as a surprise to some Eurovision watchers that the contest will be held there and not in the capital, Sofia.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Close D.C. watchers should recognize these as the calling cards of Voughtism.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
The world was laid out before the two watchers like a toy, for they were on a high keep which dominated the town.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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