WATCHER


Meaning of WATCHER in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈwä-chər, ˈwȯ- ]

noun

Date: 13th century

: one that watches: as

a. : one that sits up or continues awake at night

b. : watchman

c.

(1) : one that keeps watch beside a dead person

(2) : one that attends a sick person at night

d. : a person who closely follows or observes someone or something

a Supreme Court watcher

— often used in combination

celebrity- watchers

e. : a representative of a party or candidate who is stationed at the polls on an election day to watch the conduct of officials and voters

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.