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Definitions for: Observer
[n] a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
[n] an expert who observes and comments on something
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
Synonyms: beholder, commentator, perceiver
See Also: annotator, attender, audile, auditor, discoverer, expert, eyeglass wearer, finder, hearer, human, individual, informant, listener, looker, mortal, motile, noticer, person, seer, somebody, someone, soul, spectator, spotter, viewer, visualiser, visualizer, watcher, witness, witnesser
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