Observer

Noun

 * 1) One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
 * Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
 * 1) One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
 * I shall be an observer of the local customs.
 * 1) A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
 * The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
 * 1)  A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
 * The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer.
 * 1)  A sentry etc. manning an observation post
 * We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.

Related terms

 * observance
 * observant
 * observation
 * observational
 * observatory
 * observe

Adjectives for Observer
stupefied; hasty; wise; phlegmatic; casual; expert; superficial; extraterrestrial; philosophic; silent; attentive; vigilant; practiced; sympathetic; distinguished; rocking-chair; dispassionate; devoted; unprejudiced; uninitiated;  scientific;  inattentive; careful; careless; numerous; keen-eyed; sagacious; disinterested; unconscious; constant; slight; ignorant; sharp; experienced; political; deliberate; energetic; sarcastic; inexpert; impartial; hasty; indignant.

Verbs for Observer
admit—s; allow—s; attract—s; confine—s to; deceive—; delude—; limit—s; mislead —; permit—s; present to—s; surprise—s; — beholds; —comprehends; —concentrates; — concludes; —contemplates; — crowd; — detects; —meddles; —notes; —relishes; — surveys; —views; —witnesses.

Thesaurus
TV-viewer, ace, air force, beholder, bird-watcher, bomber pilot, bystander, combat pilot, drugstore cowboy, examinant, examiner, eyewitness, fighter pilot, flyboy, gaper, gazer, gazer-on, girl-watcher, goggler, inspector, investigator, kibitzer, looker, looker-on, military pilot, naval pilot, ogler, onlooker, perceiver, percipient, scrutineer, seer, sidewalk superintendent, spectator, spectatress, spectatrix, suicide pilot, televiewer, television-viewer, tester, video-gazer, viewer, visitator, visitor, watcher, witness

Etymology
From to observe + -er.

Translations

 * Czech:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German: Observator


 * Greek:, παρατηρήτρια
 * Polish: obserwator / obserwatorka
 * Telugu: ప్రేక్షకుడు (prEkshakuDu)
 * Turkish:


 * Dutch:


 * Dutch:
 * Greek:, παρατηρήτρια


 * Polish: obserwator / obserwatorka


 * Dutch:


 * Dutch:


 * : observateur
 * : 傍観者 (boukansha), オブザーバー (obuzaabaa)

Verb
observer


 * 1) to observe, to watch
 * 2) to note, to notice
 * 3) to keep, to maintain

Derived terms

 * observable
 * observateur
 * observation

Related terms

 * observance, observantin
 * observatoire