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observer
/əbˈzɝvɚ/
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What does observer mean?
noun
- One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.
- One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
- A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate.
More meanings (4)
noun
- A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization.
- A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft.
- A sentry etc. manning an observation post.
- Synonym of spotter.
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IPA pronunciation
/əbˈzɝvɚ/
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Always an interested observer of women, Wilson would have slackened his pace anywhere to follow this one with his impersonal, appreciative glance.
Along the crest of the plateau ran a sort of trench whose presence it was impossible for the distant observer to divine.
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Although the aeroplane may travel rapidly it is not too fleet for a keen observer who is skilled in his peculiar task.
An attentive observer will soon remark that the business of the Union is incomparably better conducted than that of any individual State.
And the Observer rushes off in frantic haste, before long triumphantly returning with a long length of wire from a neighbouring fence.