watcher
noun/ˈwætʃər/
Frequency rank: #12,733 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a person who observes someone or something carefully and attentively.
Example sentence
The bird watcher sat quietly for hours, hoping to spot a rare species.
Synonyms & related words
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