Synonyms for watcher
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
2. Watchman — A guard
Other
watch, security guard, on-looker, guardsman, guardswoman, watchperson
Definitions
- n. 1
A guard.
Near-synonyms: watchman, watchwoman
- n. 2
Someone who watches or observes. Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit.
Related words
- Phrases
- bird watcher
Forms
- Plural
- watchers → viewers, spectators, witnesses, lookers…
Example sentences
- witness Have you ever served as a witness in a court case?
- viewer Please select a language for the Image Viewer interface.
- spectator Tom has no interest whatsoever in spectator sports.
- watchman The burglars appear to have been surprised by the watchman.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| watcher | rising | |
| witness | steady | |
| viewer | rising | |
| spectator | rising | |
| watchman | steady | |
| watchwoman | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- watch1
- 6 letters
- viewer2, looker2
- 7 letters
- witness2
- 8 letters
- watchman2
- 9 letters
- spectator3, guardsman2
- 10 letters
- watchwoman
- 11 letters
- guardswoman, watchperson
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (viewer2 = 2 syllables).