2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Observer \Ob*serv"er\, n.
1. One who observes, or pays attention to anything
especially, one engaged in or trained to habits of close
and exact observation; as an astronomical observer.
The observed of all observers. --Shak.
Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure
prognostic, when to dread a shower. --Swift.
2. One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one
who conforms to anything in practice. ``Diligent observers
of old customs.'' --Spenser.
These . . . hearkend unto observers of times.
--Deut. xviii.
14.
3. One who fulfills or performs; as an observer of his
promises.
4. A sycophantic follower. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
observer
n 1: a person who becomes aware of through the senses [syn: {perceiver},
{beholder}]
2: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: {commentator}]
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