Hypertext Webster Gateway: "observer"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Observer \Ob*serv"er\, n.
1. One who observes, or pays attention to, anything;
especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close
and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer.

The observed of all observers. --Shak.

Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure
prognostic, when to dread a shower. --Swift.

2. One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one
who conforms to anything in practice. ``Diligent observers
of old customs.'' --Spenser.

These . . . hearkend unto observers of times.
--Deut. xviii.
14.

3. One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his
promises.

4. A sycophantic follower. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

observer
n 1: a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the
senses [syn: {perceiver}, {beholder}]
2: an expert who observes and comments on something [syn: {commentator}]


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