watcher
Americannoun
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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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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
“It shows that inflation can be unpredictable,” said Ken Tumin, co-founder of Deposit Quest, who has long been an I-bond watcher and buyer.
From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026
As one longtime Berkshire watcher told Barron’s, why publicly announce the restart of a repurchase program—which isn’t required from a regulatory standpoint—and then repurchase just a minimal amount of stock?
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
From her home in Belfast, Steph's a regular watcher of the bar's stream, known for its karaoke.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026
Yet high over the city our line of yellow windows must have contributed their share of human secrecy to the casual watcher in the darkening streets, and I was him too, looking up and wondering.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
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