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watcher

[ woch-er ]

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noun

a person who watches or who keeps watch.
an analytic observer of trends, fashions, events, celebrities, or the like:
Fashion watchers will have noted that pleats have become popular again.
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.
poll watcher.

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a person who watches
a person who maintains a vigil at the bedside of an invalid
a representative of a candidate or party stationed at a poll on election day to watch out for fraud

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Origin of watcher¹

First recorded in 1500–10; watch + -er ¹

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Their market dominance was so complete that publishing business watchers cautioned that they might have too much power.

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As one well respected market watcher told me today: "The thing that made me catch my breath was the fall in the banks."

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And yet many royal watchers are optimistic that, despite some negative reviews of late, their path ahead will be a success.

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"A compulsive watcher of biased YouTube content can live in a fanatic world dominated by conspiracies."

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Wisconsin's Supreme Court race is being seen by political watchers as a referendum on Trump's second term, just months after his inauguration.

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