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earwitness

[ eer-wit-nis ]

noun

, Law.
  1. a person who testifies or can testify to what they have heard.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of earwitness1

First recorded in 1530–40; ear 1 + witness

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Example Sentences

Like father, like son: Rusty sits at a vent in the back room of the bar as a clandestine “earwitness,” absorbing the town gossip.

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