watcherwatch‧er /ˈwɒtʃə $ ˈwɑːtʃər, ˈwɒː-/ noun [countable] - Parade watchers strained to get a better look.
- And I thought of the other man, the mysterious watcher.
- And slowly, slowly, so gradually that it was barely perceptible, the watchers became aware of a change.
- Gusev recommended night and day surveillance by expert watchers on the heads of the organization and their families.
- However, some market watchers detected some signals of strength in the underlying data.
- Industry watchers fear that weakened chip sales will lower demand for networking equipment.
- Market watchers meticulously noted his occasional technology pronouncements.
► bird/whale/royal etc watcher Fifteen thousand bird watchers visit annually. Industry-watchers hailed the takeover as a triumph. ► a bird watcher· The coast path is a paradise for bird watchers.
ADJECTIVE► royal· Politicians, pundits and royal watchers have all made public comment on the private life of Charles and Diana.· Experienced royal watchers claimed to note a distinctly frosty air between the couple.· The prince and princess's hectic schedule of engagements will be closely observed by royal watchers.· But the sombre ceremony threw royal watchers a dilemma.· With enormous skill she manipulated friends and assisted long-time royal watcher Andrew Morton to secure her ticket to freedom.
NOUN► bird· A small party of bird watchers rounded a bend in the path fifty yards away and I beckoned them to hurry.· Rex was captivated by the sea in a way that others might be avid golf players or inveterate bird watchers.· Opened 20 years ago, the Pembrokeshire Coast Path is a paradise for walkers, bird watchers and nature lovers.· And bird watchers find quiet places to spot a heron or woodpecker.· Read in studio Bird watchers are travelling from miles around to view the latest addition to a clifftop nest.· I became a bird watcher in Orkney.· The disturbance and fear men with guns cause spoils the tranquillity of wild lonely places for both birds and bird watchers.· It's the early bird watcher that catches the best bird song.
► market· He added that many market watchers had been hoping for some type of agreement or definitive news yesterday.· Any deviation from that scenario could send stocks sharply up or down, market watchers say.
nounwatchwatcheradjectivewatchfulwatchableverbwatch