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watcher

[woch-er]

watch·er

[woch-er]
noun
1.
a person who watches or who keeps watch.
2.
an analytic observer of trends, fashions, events, celebrities, or the like: Fashion watchers will have noted that pleats have become popular again.
3.
a professional or experienced observer and analyst of political and historic trends and events, countries, or the like: China watchers in the State Department predict a change in that country's trade policy.

Origin:
1500–10; watch + -er1

un·der·watch·er, noun
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Watcher is always a great word to know.
So is ninnyhammer. Does it mean:
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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watcher (ˈwɒtʃə)
 
n
1.  a person who watches
2.  a person who maintains a vigil at the bedside of an invalid
3.  (US) a representative of a candidate or party stationed at a poll on election day to watch out for fraud

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