observer
someone or something that observes.
a delegate to an assembly or gathering, who is sent to observe and report but not to take part officially in its activities.
U.S. Air Force.
a member of an aircrew, other than the pilot, holding an aeronautical rating.
a person who maintains observation in an aircraft during flight.
Also called air observer, aircraft observer. U.S. Army. a person who serves in an aircraft as a reconnoiterer and directs artillery fire.
Origin of observer
1Other words from observer
- ob·serv·er·ship, noun
- in·ter·ob·serv·er, noun
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How to use observer in a sentence
When it was discovered, the comet’s orbit was already bringing it on its route around the sun, and observers have been able to spot it with the naked eye on summer nights this year.
Hubble has spotted comet Neowise after it survived its journey around the sun | Neel Patel | August 25, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewDespite growing opposition, some observers view Burleson and DeJoy as necessary reformers.
Trump Isn’t the First President to Use His Postmaster for Politics | Fiona Zublin | August 21, 2020 | OzyThe state’s utilities have done a poor job of marketing them, designing them to shift energy demand to the best time periods, communicating with customers in real time, or providing adequate incentives, observers say.
Here’s how to keep California’s grid from buckling under the heat | James Temple | August 18, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewI was an independent observer at one of the polling stations in Minsk.
Many observers pointed out that Uber has wielded these threats before and even pulled out of Austin, but eventually returned.
And the Jamaica observer routinely runs hideous cartoons about gay people and incites violence against them.
How Maurice Tomlinson Was Outed in Jamaica—and Forced Into Exile | Jay Michaelson | December 9, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDana Rubenstein of The New York observer wrote that “essential to the experience was segregation.”
I Watched a Casino Kill Itself: The Awful Last Nights of Atlantic City’s Taj Mahal | Olivia Nuzzi | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTYou can put mag wheels on a Gremlin,” commented one long time Michigan observer, “but that doesn't make it a Mustang.
The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead | Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen | December 7, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis correspondence, much of which survives, is that of an incisive and articulate observer.
Stonewall Jackson, VMI’s Most Embattled Professor | S. C. Gwynne | November 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTrierweiler has also expressed regret over the tweet in a recent interview with the U.K. observer.
Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex | Lizzie Crocker | November 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe observer might well remain perplexed at the pathetic discord between human work and human wants.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice | Stephen LeacockIt was painfully evident to the most casual observer, that she had died of absolute starvation.
The World Before Them | Susanna MoodieThere must be something therefore in the bow, as well as in the violin, more than meets the eye of a casual observer.
Violins and Violin Makers | Joseph PearceHe was a charming companion, a keen observer and interested in everything he saw and everybody he met.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowThe first and most prominent thing which strikes an observer, is, the undoubted general revival of trade and commerce.
British Dictionary definitions for observer
/ (əbˈzɜːvə) /
a person or thing that observes
a person who attends a conference solely to note the proceedings
a person trained to identify aircraft, esp, formerly, a member of an aircrew
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