Perceiver

per·ceive  (pr-sv)

tr.v. per·ceived, per·ceiv·ing, per·ceives

1. To become aware of directly through any of the senses, especially sight or hearing.

2. To achieve understanding of; apprehend. See Synonyms at see¹.

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[Middle English perceiven, from Old French perceivre, from Latin percipere : per-, per- + capere, to seize; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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per·ceiva·ble adj.

per·ceiva·bly adv.

per·ceiver n.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

perceiver - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses beholder, observer, percipient individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do" eyeglass wearer - a person who wears spectacles in order to see better discoverer, finder, spotter - someone who is the first to observe something attender, auditor, hearer, listener - someone who listens attentively audile - one whose mental imagery is auditory rather than visual or motor motile - one whose prevailing mental imagery takes the form of inner feelings of action noticer - someone who takes notice; "a careful noticer of details" seer - an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies" looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness - a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" visualiser, visualizer - one whose prevailing mental imagery is visual witness, witnesser, informant - someone who sees an event and reports what happened