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observer |
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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