watcher

«watcher» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who watches something or someone, often… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a watcher, watchers)

meaning for a pupil

1) A watcher is a person who watches something or someone, often carefully or for a long time. tree →

2) It often joins another word: a bird-watcher, a star-watcher, a weight-watcher. tree →

sense in the lessons

In science lessons, bird-watchers and star-watchers are people who observe nature and record what they see. In stories, a silent watcher may hide in the shadows. Phrases: «bird-watcher», «a keen watcher», «night watcher».

examples

• The bird-watchers waited quietly with their binoculars. tree →
• A watcher on the hill saw the ship arrive. tree →
• Star-watchers gathered to see the meteor shower. tree →
• She was a careful watcher of the weather. tree →
• In the story, an unseen watcher followed the children. tree →
• Whale-watchers cheered when a whale jumped. tree →

note

Countable noun, plural watchers. Often in compounds like «bird-watcher» (also «birdwatcher»). For TV, «viewer» is more usual than «watcher».

In the corpora

• Watchers who cheer are not just watchers.
• If I have sinned, what do I unto Thee, O Thou watcher of men?

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «watcher» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.