Observer - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |əbˈzɜːrvər|  American pronunciation of the word observer
Brit.  |əbˈzɜːvə|  British pronunciation of the word observer

noun

- a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses (syn: beholder, perceiver, percipient)
- an expert who observes and comments on something (syn: commentator)

Extra examples

According to one observer, the event was poorly organized.

The star is not visible to an observer without a telescope.

According to one military observer, this change comes after years of planning.

Observers say the economy is improving.

The class has an observer today, so please be on your best behavior.

Observers are predicting a fall in interest rates.

The UN sent observers to the peace talks.

Independent observers monitored the elections.

A casual observer would have guessed his age at 70.

I was invited to attend their conference as an observer.

She's a very keen observer of the political world.

...a detached observer at company parties, taking it all in and saying very little...

...a 19th-century observer of American society noted that Americans had a fondness for forming sodalities...

...to the untutored observer these works of art must seem strange indeed...

He is an astute observer of the current political scene.

Word forms

noun
singular: observer
plural: observers
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