Dictionary

watcher en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈwɑ.t͡ʃɚ/ (General-American)
• /ˈwɔt͡ʃ.ə/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈwɒt͡ʃ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English wacchere, wachere, wacher, equivalent to watch + -er.

Meanings

1. (as the final element in compounds) Someone who watches or observes. ▸ Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit.
2. (US) Someone who watches or observes. ▸ A political representative aligned with a candidate sent to observe elections to report on irregularities. A scrutineer.
3. Someone who keeps vigil.
4. A guard.
   • Near-synonyms: watchman, watchwoman
5. (Judaism, historical) A kind of angel appointed to watch over the human realm, in particular one of those who became fallen angels and begot the Nephilim.
   • the Book of Watchers

Forms

Deriveds

starwatcher · girlwatcher · clock-watcher · swampwatcher · whale watcher · chef watcher · China watcher · weight-watcher · firewatcher · shark watcher · bird watcher · newswatcher · skywatcher · coastwatcher · binge-watcher · clock watcher · birdwatcher · hate-watcher · moonwatcher · trendwatcher · doomwatcher · horse-watcher · moviewatcher · whalewatcher

Synonyms

watchman · watchwoman

Translations (13)

pl obserwatorka (someone who watches or observes) · pl widz (someone who watches or observes) · nl wachter (kind of angel) · es vigilante (someone who keeps vigil) · fi katsoja (someone who watches or observes) · bg пазач (someone who keeps vigil) · fi valvoja (someone who keeps vigil) · fi tarkkailija (someone who watches or observes) · grc σκοπός (someone who keeps vigil) · pl obserwator (someone who watches or observes) · grc σκοπός (someone who watches or observes) · fi vartija (someone who keeps vigil) · bg наблюдател (someone who watches or observes)