watcher Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
    viewer; looker; witness; spectator.
    • the spectators applauded the performance
    • television viewers
    • sky watchers discovered a new star
  2. noun a guard who keeps watch
    security guard; watchman.
  3. noun a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

WordNet


Watch"er noun
Definitions
  1. One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during the night.

Webster 1913