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单词 earwitness
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earwitness

[ eer-wit-nis ]
/ ˈɪərˌwɪt nɪs /

noun Law.

a person who testifies or can testify to what he or she has heard.

Origin of earwitness

First recorded in 1530–40; ear1 + witness

Words nearby earwitness

ear trumpet, ear tuft, earwax, earwig, earwigging, earwitness, earworm, ear wrap, EAS, ease, easeful
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Example sentences from the Web for earwitness

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

    The New Wallace Stegner: Ivan Doig’s ‘The Bartender’s Tale’|Malcolm Forbes|August 22, 2012|DAILY BEAST
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