watcher

watch·er

 (wŏch′ər)

n.

1. One that watches or observes: a fire watcher; a watcher of Sino-American relations.

2. One who keeps vigil, as at a sick person's bedside.

watcher

(ˈwɒtʃə)

n

1. a person who watches

2. (Medicine) a person who maintains a vigil at the bedside of an invalid

3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) US a representative of a candidate or party stationed at a poll on election day to watch out for fraud

watch•er

(ˈwɒtʃ ər)

n.

1. a person who watches or who keeps watch.

2. an analytic observer of trends, events, etc.: a fashion watcher.

3. a trained observer and analyst of political and historical trends, events, countries, or the like.

[1500–10]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	watcher - 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" looker, spectator, viewer, witness beholder, observer, perceiver, percipient - a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses browser - a viewer who looks around casually without seeking anything in particular bystander - a nonparticipant spectator cheerer - a spectator who shouts encouragement eyewitness - a spectator who can describe what happened gawker - a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness motion-picture fan, moviegoer - someone who goes to see movies ogler - a viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person looker-on, onlooker - someone who looks on playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer - someone who attends the theater rubbernecker, rubberneck - a person who stares inquisitively spy - a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people; "my spies tell me that you had a good time last night" starer - a viewer who gazes fixedly (often with hostility) peeper - a viewer who enjoys seeing the sex acts or sex organs of others
	2.	watcher - a guard who keeps watch     security guard, watchman private security force, security force - a privately employed group hired to protect the security of a business or industry bank guard - a security guard at a bank fire watcher - (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air guard - a person who keeps watch over something or someone lookout, lookout man, picket, scout, sentinel, sentry, spotter, watch - a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event night watchman - a watchman who works during the night patroller - someone on patrol duty; an individual or a member of a group that patrols an area port watcher, portwatcher - a watchman on a wharf
	3.	watcher - a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"

watcher

noun viewer, witness, observer, spy, spectator, looker-on, onlooker, lookout, fly on the wall A perceptive watcher would have realised something was wrong.

watcher

noun

1. Someone who observes:

beholder, bystander, looker-on, observer, onlooker, spectator.

2. An agent assigned to observe and report on another:

shadow.

Informal: tail.

Translations

ساهِر ليلا، حارِس

iagttager

Wächter

observateur

virrasztó

áhorfandi

guardiaosservatoresorvegliantespettatore

gözlemci

守卫者

watcher

[ˈwɒtʃəʳ] N [of situation] → observador(a) m/f; [of event] → espectador(a) m/f (pej) → mirón/ona m/f
China watcher → especialista mf en asuntos chinos, sinólogo/a m/f
royal watcher periodista que escribe sobre la familia real
see also bird-watcher, weight watcher

watcher

n → Schaulustige(r) mf; (= observer) → Beobachter(in) m(f); the watchers by the dying man’s bedside → die am Bett des Sterbenden Wachenden

watcher

[ˈwɒtʃəʳ] n (observer) → osservatore/trice; (spectator) → spettatore/trice

watch

(wotʃ) noun

1. a small instrument for telling the time by, worn on the wrist or carried in the pocket of a waistcoat etc. He wears a gold watch; a wrist-watch. horlosie ساعَه часовник relógio hodinky die Uhr ur; -ur; armbåndsur ρολόιreloj käekell ساعت kello montreשעון घड़ी ručni sat óra arloji úr orologio 時計 손목 시계 (kišeninis, rankinis) laikrodis (rokas, kabatas) pulkstenis jam tangan horlogeklokke, urzegarekrelógio ceas часы hodinky ura sat fick-, armbandsur นาฬิกาข้อมือ kol saati 手錶 годинник گھڑی đồng hồ đeo tay 手表

2. a period of standing guard during the night. I'll take the watch from two o'clock till six. wag فَتْرَة الحِراسَه стража vigília stráž die Wache vagt σκοπιάguardia öövalvekord كشيك yövartio gardeשמירה निगरानी noćna straža őrség tugas jaga vakt guardia 見張り時間 당직(감시) 시간 budėjimas, sargyba sardze masa berkawal wachtvaktwarta, wachta vigília gardă караул stráž straža straža vakt[pass] การอยู่ยามกลางคืน nöbet 守衛 вахта نگہبانی canh gác 守卫

3. in the navy etc, a group of officers and men who are on duty at a given time. The night watch come(s) on duty soon. wag الحُرّاس، فَريق المُناوبَه караул turno směna die Wache -hold βάρδια, σκοπιάguardia, vigía valve اعلام كننده ساعت vahtivuoro quart מִשמָר रखवाली straža őrség (hajón) jaga vakt guardia 当直員 불침번 pamaina sardze menjadi pengawal wachtvakt wachta turno cart вахта hliadka straža na ladji straža vakt, törn กะลาสีเรือที่อยู่เวรกัน vardiya 值勤軍官和士兵 вахта بحریہ وغیرہ میں لوگوں کو خاص وقت میں تفویض کی جانے والی نگرانی đội tuần tra 值班人员

verb

1. to look at (someone or something). He was watching her carefully; He is watching television. kyk يَنْظُر، يُشاهِد гледам ver dívat se, sledovat beobachten se παρακολουθώmirar; observar vaatama نگاه كردن katsoa regarder לִשמוֹר, לְהַשגִיחַ ध्यान से देखना gledati néz menjaga horfa á, fylgjast með guardare 見守る 지켜보다 stebėti, žiūrėti skatīties; vērot memerhatikan, diperhati kijken naar se på, betrakte, iakttaobserwować, oglądaćver a se uita, a privi наблюдать; смотреть pozerať sa gledati posmatrati se (titta) på ดู bakmak, seyretmek 看 стежити دیکھنا nhìn 观看

2. to keep a lookout (for). They've gone to watch for the ship coming in; Could you watch for the postman? kyk, wag يُراقِب، يَتَرَبَّص наблюдавам за esperar podívat se (po), hlídat abpassen holde udkig efter; holde øje med προσέχω πότε θα φανεί κπ. ή κτ. esperar; estar al acecho, estar al tanto jälgima توجه كردن tähystää guetter לִצפּוֹת प्रतीक्षा करना paziti na, iščekivati figyel mengawasi hafa auga með sorvegliare, 見張る 감시하다 žiūrėti, budėti, laukti uzmanīt menonton uitkijkenspeide etter, stå vakt, holde utkikkwypatrywaćesperar a se uita (după) ждать, поджидать pozerať sa; striehnuť prežati na osmatrati hålla utkik efter มองหา; หา beklemek, gözlemek 等候 спостерігати انتظار کرنا để ý 注视

3. to be careful of (someone or something). Watch (that) you don't fall off!; Watch him! He's dangerous. kyk uit, oppas يَحْذَر، يَحْتَرِس، يَنْتَبِه внимавам за prestar atenção dávat pozor (na) aufpassen passe på προσέχω, φυλάγομαι από tener cuidado, vigilar (millegi, kellegi suhtes) ettevaatlik olema مواظب بودن varoa faire attention לְהִיזָהֵר चौकन्ना होना paziti na nekoga vigyáz berhati-hati vara sig á (fare attenzione) ～に用心する 주의하다 būti atsargiam, saugotis uzmanīties; piesargāties berjaga-jaga, berhati-hati oppassenpasse på, være forsiktiguważaćprestar atenção a fi atent (la) остерегаться dávať (si) pozor paziti (se) paziti se upp [för] เฝ้าดู; เฝ้าระวัง dikkat etmek 小心 пильнувати محتاط رہنا cẩn thận 注意

4. to guard or take care of. Watch the prisoner and make sure he doesn't escape; Please watch the baby while I go shopping. dophou يَحْرُس، يَنْتَبِه لِ، يَحْذَر пазя vigiar hlídat aufpassen auf holde øje med προσέχω, επιβλέπωvigilar; cuidar valvama كشيك كشيدن vahtia surveiller לִשמוֹר कड़ी निगाह रखना paziti, čuvati őriz menjaga gæta sorvegliare 監視する 돌보다 saugoti pieskatīt; apsargāt mengawasi letten oppasse på, holde øye med, voktepilnowaćvigiar a su­pra­veghea следить striehnuť, strážiť, dať pozor paziti voditi računa bevaka, vaka över, passa ดูแล göz kulak olmak, bekçilik etmek 監視，留心看著 наглядати نگہبانی کرنا trông coi 监视，密切观察

5. to wait for (a chance, opportunity etc). Watch your chance, and then run. wag vir يَنْتَظِر، يَرْتَقِب فُرْصَة سانِحَه чакам esperar vyčkat abwarten vente på καιροφυλακτώ esperar peale passima چشم دوختن به odottaa attendre לָשִׂים לֵב चौकस रहना čekati prigodu vár vmire menunggu bíða eftir aspettare 待ち構える 기다리다 laukti būt nomodā; gaidīt berjaga-jaga afwachtenvente, passe på czatować na esperar a aştepta выжидать počkať čakati na sačekati ge akt på, avvakta รอจังหวะ kollamak, gözlemek 等待(機會) очікувати, чатувати انتظار کرنا chờ đợi 伺机

ˈwatcher noun

kyker, wagter ساهِر ليلا، حارِس наблюдател vigia pozorovatel, -ka, divák, -čka der/die Wächter(in) iagttager θεατήςobservador, espectador valvaja ناظر valvoja observateur/-trice צופה पहरेदार promatrač virrasztó; (meg)figyelő penjaga áhorfandi osservatore, osservatrice 見張人 경비원 stebėtojas, sargas sargs pemerhati wachteriakttakerstróż, obserwator vigia observator наблюдатель pozorovateľ, -ka; divák opazovalec osmatrač bevakare, iakttagare, vakt องครักษ์; ผู้พิทักษ์ gözlemci 看守者 сторож, вартовий رات کو بیمار کی تیمار داری کرنے والا người gác 守卫者

ˈwatchful adjective

alert and cautious. watchful eyes; If you are watchful you will not be robbed. behoedsaam يَقِظ، مُحْتَرِس наблюдателен vigilante bdělý wachsam agtpågiven άγρυπνος, προσεκτικόςvigilante, atento tähelepanelik هشيار valpas vigilantערני चौकस pozoran óvatos waspada aðgætinn vigile, vigilante 用心深い 조심하는 akylas modrs; piesardzīgs berjaga-jaga, berhati-hati oplettendpåpasselig, forsiktig baczny, czujny vigilante vigilent внимательный; бдительный bdelý, ostražitý pazljiv oprezan vaksam ซึ่งเฝ้ามองอย่างะมัดระวัง; ซึ่งเฝ้าดูอย่างระมัดระวัง; ซึ่งเฝ้าดูอย่างใกล้ชิด uyanık, dikkatli 警戒的，留心的 пильний; обережний ہوشیار thận trọng 警惕的

ˈwatchfully adverb

behoedsaam باحْتِراس، بِيَقْظَه наблюдателно com vigilância ostražitě wachsam agtpågivent προσεκτικάvigilantemente, con atención tähelepanelikult هشيارانه valppaasti avec vigilance בְּעֶרָנוּת चौकसी के साथ pozorno óvatosan dengan waspada með aðgætni con vigilanza 用心深く 조심스럽게 akylai modri; piesardzīgi dengan berjaga-jaga, berhati-hati oplettendpåpasselig, årvåkentbacznie com vigilância cu atenţie; vigilent внимательно; бдительно ostražito pazljivo oprezno vaksamt โดยเฝ้ามองอย่างะมัดระวัง dikkatle 警戒地 пильно; обережно ہوشیاری سے một cách thận trọng 警惕地

ˈwatchfulness noun

behoedsaamheid إحْتِراس، يَقْظَه наблюдателност vigilância bdělost die Wachsamkeit agtpågivenhed προσοχή, επαγρύπνησηvigilancia tähelepanelikkus هشياري valppaus vigilanceערנות चौकन्नापन pažljivost, oprez, budnost éberség, óvatosság kewaspadaan aðgætni vigilanza 用心深いこと 조심함 akylumas modrība; piesardzība sifat berjaga-jaga, sifat berhati-hati oplettendheidpåpasselighet, årvåkenhetczujnośćvigilância vigilenţă внимательность; бдительность bdelosť pazljivost opreznost vaksamhet การเฝ้ามองอย่างะมัดระวัง dikkat 警戒 пильність ہوشیاری tính thận trọng 警惕

ˈwatchdog noun

a dog which guards someone's property etc. We leave a watchdog in our office at night to scare away thieves. waghond كَلْب الحِراسَه куче пазач cão de guarda hlídací pes der Wachhund vagthund μαντρόσκυλο perro guardián valvekoer سگ نگهبان vahtikoira chien de garde כֶּלֶב שְׁמִירָה रखवाली करने वाला कुत्ता pas čuvar házőrző kutya anjing penjaga varðhundur cane da guardia 番犬 감시견 sarginis šuo sargsuns anjing pengawal, pemerhati, pengawas waakhondvakthund pies-stróż cão de guarda câine de pază сторожевая собака strážny pes pes čuvaj pas čuvar vakthund สุนัขเฝ้าบ้าน bekçi köpeği 看門狗 сторожовий пес پہرہ دینے والا کتا 看门狗

ˈwatchmaker noun

a person who makes and repairs watches, clocks etc. horlosiemaker ساعاتي часовникар relojoeiro hodinář, -ka der/die Uhrmacher(in) urmager ωρολογοποιός relojero kellassepp ساعت ساز kelloseppä horloger/-ère שען घड़ीसाज urar órás tukang jam úrsmiður orologiaio 時計屋 시계 제조(수리)인 laikrodininkas pulksteņmeistars pembuat jam, tukang jam horlogemakerurmakerzegarmistrz relojoeiro ceasornicar часовщик hodinár, -ka urar sajdžija urmakare ช่างนาฬิกา; ช่างทำหรือซ่อมนาฬิกา saatçi 鐘錶匠 годинникар گھڑی ساز 钟表匠

ˈwatchman noun

(often ˌnight-ˈwatchman) a man employed to guard a building etc against thieves, especially at night. The bank-robbers shot the (night-)watchman. nagwag حارِس، خَفير пазач guarda strážce der Nachtwächter vagtmand; vagt; -vagt φύλακαςguardián (öö)valvur نگهبان vartija gardien/-ienne (de nuit) שומר चौकीदार noćni stražar őr(szem) penjaga malam varðmaður, næturvörður, vaktmaður guardiano, sorvegliante 夜警 야경꾼, 경비원 budėtojas, sargas sargs; apsardze jaga, pengawal, penjaga bewakervakt; vekterstróż guarda gardian (de noapte) сторож strážca nočni čuvaj noćni čuvar vakt, väktare ยาม; ผู้เฝ้าดู; ยามรักษาการณ์ bekçi (尤指夜間)警衛 нічний сторож چوکیدار người canh gác 警卫（尤指夜间值班人员）

ˈwatchtower noun

an old word for a tower on which a lookout is posted. wagtoring بُرْج مُراقَبَه вишка torre de vigia strážní věž der Wachturm vagttårn παρατηρητήριοatalaya, torre de vigía vahitorn برج ديدباني vartiotorni tour de guet מִגדַל שְׁמִירָה बुर्ज kula stražara őrtorony menara pengawas varðturn torre di guardia 見張塔 망루 sargybos bokštas sargtornis menara pengawal uitkijktoren vakttårn wieża strażnicza torre de vigia turn de veghe сторожевая башня strážna veža stražni stolp osmatračnica vakttorn หอคอยที่ใช้เฝ้าดูศัตรู; หอสังเกตการณ์ gözetleme kulesi (舊語)守望塔 сторожова вежа پہرے کا مینار chòi gác 瞭望塔，岗楼

ˈwatchword noun

a motto or slogan used by members of a group of people who think (or act) alike. Let freedom be our watchword! wagwoord كَلِمَة السِّر призив lema heslo die Losung slagord σύνθημαlema, consigna juhtlause كلمه عبور tunnussana mot d'ordreסיסמה आदर्शवाक्य moto, slogan jelszó semboyan slagorð, einkunnarorð parola d'ordine; motto, slogan 合い言葉 표어, 모토 slaptažodis lozungs; moto cogan kata, moto wachtwoordslagord, parole, mottohasło lema cuvânt de ordine девиз heslo geslo lozinka paroll, slagord รหัสผ่าน; คำรหัส; คำสัญญาณ parola 座右銘，口號 заклик; лозунг اشارہ khẩu hiệu 口号，标语

keep watch

to be on guard. He kept watch while the other soldiers slept. hou wag يَحْرُس пазя montar guarda být na stráži Wache halten holde vagt φυλάγω σκοπός montar guardia, vigilar vahti pidama نگهبان بودن vahtia monter la garde לִשמוֹר रखवाली करना stražariti őrségen van menjaga vera á verði montare la guardia 見張る 망을 보다 eiti sargybą būt/stāvēt sardzē mengawasi de wacht houden holde vakt trzymać straż montar guarda a fi în gardă; a fi atent быть в карауле byť na stráži, mať stráž stražiti čuvati stražu hålla vakt เฝ้ายาม nöbet tutmak 站哨 стоять на вахті نگرانی کرنا canh gác 放哨

watch one's step

to be careful what one does or says. He's in a bad mood, so watch your step and don't say anything wrong! wees versigtig يَحْذَر ما يَقول أو يَفْعَل внимавай ter cuidado dávat si pozor sich vorsehen være forsigtig προσέχω τι κάνω ή τι λέω ir con pies de plomo ettevaatlik olema مواظب اعمال و رفتار خود بودن olla varuillaan faire attention לִנהוֹג בִּזְהִירוּת निगाह रखना paziti na nekoga vigyáz berhati-hati fara varlega (fare attenzione) 用心する (발 밑을) 조심하다 būti atsargiam būt uzmanīgam berhati-hati, berjaga-jaga voorzichtig zijn passe på, være forsiktig med pilnować się ter cuidado a fi atent la ceea ce zice/face действовать осмотрительно dávať si pozor biti previden voditi računa se upp med, vara försiktig med ระวังการกระทำหรือคำพูด ayağını denk almak (做事或說話)謹慎小心 діяти обережно محتاط رہنا thận trọng （讲话做事）谨慎小心

watch out (with for)

to be careful (of). Watch out for the cars!; Watch out! The police are coming! kyk uit, oppas إحْتَرِس! إنْتَبِه! внимавам ter cuidado dávat pozor aufpassen passe på προσέχω, φυλάγομαιtener cuidado, vigilar ettevaatlik olema, ettevaatust! مواظب بودن varoa faire attention לְהִיזָהֵר सतर्क रहना paziti vigyáz berhati-hati gæta sín (á) (fare attenzione a) 気をつける 조심하다 saugotis Uzmanies!; Piesargies! tengok-tengok, berjaga-jaga oppassenpasse på, være forsiktiguważaćter cuidado a fi atent (la) остерегаться dávať pozor paziti paziti se upp [för] ระวัง dikkat etmek, dikkatli olmak 留心 остерігатися محتاط رہو chú ý 戒备

watch over

to guard or take care of. The mother bird is watching over her young. dophou, oppas يَسْهَر على، يَعْتَني بِ грижа се guardar střežit, opatrovat wachen über passe på προσέχω, φροντίζω, φυλάγω cuidar, velar valvama مراقب بودن pitää silmällä veillerשומר की देख-रेख करना, की रक्षा करना paziti, čuvati őriz vmit menjaga vaka yfir, gæta badare, sorvegliare 番をする 돌보다 saugoti rūpēties menjaga waken overpasse på, gjete, voktepilnowaćguardar a veghea asupra охранять starať sa o čuvati čuvati vaka över, hålla uppsikt över คอยคุ้มกัน; ดูแล; ปกป้อง göz kulak olmak, bakmak 看守，留心看著 охороняти محتاط ہونا giám sát 看守，监视