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Watcher

One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night.

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Broader term 8

Actor 76% connected

One who acts, or takes part in any affair; a doer.

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Beholder 76% connected

One who beholds; a spectator.

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Doer 76% connected

One who does; one performs or executes; one who is wont and ready to act; an actor; an agent.

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Guard 76% connected

To protect from danger; to secure against surprise, attack, or injury; to keep in safety; to defend; to shelter; to shield from surprise or attack; t…

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Observer 76% connected

One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomic…

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Perceiver 76% connected

One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb).

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Percipient 76% connected

Having the faculty of perception; perceiving; as, a percipient being.

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Worker 76% connected

One who, or that which, works; a laborer; a performer; as, a worker in brass.

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Narrower term 17

Browser 76% connected

An animal that browses.

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Bystander 76% connected

One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.

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Cheerer 76% connected

One who cheers; one who, or that which, gladdens.

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Eyewitness 76% connected

One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of anything.

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Lookout 76% connected

A careful looking or watching for any object or event.

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Ogler 76% connected

One who ogles.

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Peeper 76% connected

A chicken just breaking the shell; a young bird.

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Picket 76% connected

A stake sharpened or pointed, especially one used in fortification and encampments, to mark bounds and angles; or one used for tethering horses.

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Playgoer 76% connected

One who frequents playhouses, or attends dramatic performances.

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Scout 76% connected

A swift sailing boat.

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Sentinel 76% connected

One who watches or guards; specifically (Mil.), a soldier set to guard an army, camp, or other place, from surprise, to observe the approach of dange…

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Sentry 76% connected

A soldier placed on guard; a sentinel.

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Spotter 76% connected

One who spots.

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Spy 76% connected

To gain sight of; to discover at a distance, or in a state of concealment; to espy; to see.

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Starer 76% connected

One who stares, or gazes.

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Watch 76% connected

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or pre…

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Watchman 76% connected

One set to watch; a person who keeps guard; a guard; a sentinel.

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Watch 74% connected

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or pre…

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Watch 74% connected

The act of watching; forbearance of sleep; vigil; wakeful, vigilant, or constantly observant attention; close observation; guard; preservative or pre…

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Synonym 4

Looker 92% connected

One who looks.

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Spectator 92% connected

One who on; one who sees or beholds; a beholder; one who is personally present at, and sees, any exhibition; as, the spectators at a show.

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Viewer 92% connected

One who views or examines.

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Witness 92% connected

Attestation of a fact or an event; testimony.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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