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watcher

noun watch·er \ˈwä-chər, ˈwȯ-\

: a person who watches someone or something regularly

Full Definition of WATCHER

: one that watches: as

a : one that sits up or continues awake at night

b : watchman

c (1) : one that keeps watch beside a dead person (2) : one that attends a sick person at night

d : a person who closely follows or observes someone or something <a Supreme Court watcher> —often used in combination <celebrity-watchers>

e : a representative of a party or candidate who is stationed at the polls on an election day to watch the conduct of officials and voters

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13th century

Synonyms: custodian, guardian, keeper, lookout, minder, picket, sentinel, sentry, warden, warder, watch, guard, watchman

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