The bird-watchers crept about in the bushes...
Royal-watcher Mary Hayes said: `It looks like it is going to be an unhappy time for the Queen.'
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Watcher — may refer to:In print: * Watcher (comics), an extraterrestrial species who watch the universe in Marvel Comics * Watchers (novel), a 1987 novel written by Dean Koontz * Watcher in the Water, a creature from Tolkien s fantasy book series The Lord… … Wikipedia
Watcher — Watch er ( [ e]r), n. One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
watcher — index bystander, eyewitness, spy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
watcher — (n.) late 14c. (early 13c. as a surname), agent noun from WATCH (Cf. watch) (v.) … Etymology dictionary
watcher — [wächər, wôchər] n. 1. a person who watches, esp. one who keeps watch beside a sick or dead person 2. a) an observer ☆ b) a person authorized to keep watch at a polling place to detect irregularities … English World dictionary
watcher — Synonyms and related words: Argus, Charley, TV viewer, airplane spotter, beholder, bird watcher, bystander, drugstore cowboy, eyewitness, fire patrolman, fire warden, fireguard, forward observer, gaper, gazer, gazer on, girl watcher, goggler,… … Moby Thesaurus
watcher — n. observer a China (colloq.); Kremlin (colloq.); poll watcher * * * [ wɒtʃə] poll watcher Kremlin (colloq.) [ observer ] a China (colloq.) … Combinatory dictionary
watcher — noun 1. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) (Freq. 1) the spectators applauded the performance television viewers sky watchers discovered a new star • Syn: ↑spectator, ↑witness, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
watcher — See: CLOCK WATCHER … Dictionary of American idioms
watcher — See: CLOCK WATCHER … Dictionary of American idioms
