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eyewitness

[ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis]

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noun

a person who actually sees some act, occurrence, or thing and can give a firsthand account of it.
There were two eyewitnesses to the murder.

verb (used with object)

to view with one's own eyes.
to eyewitness a murder.

eyewitness

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noun

1. a person present at an event who can describe what happened
2. ( as modifier )
  an eyewitness account

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Word History and Origins

Origin of eyewitness¹

First recorded in 1530–40; eye + witness

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Brown fled the scene but was spotted by eyewitnesses and captured on CCTV.

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A local journalist and eyewitnesses said Israeli drones fired two missiles, followed shortly after by a shell from an Israeli tank positioned between 400 and 500m away from the crowd.

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The agents arrived at Santa Fe Springs Swap Meet around 3:30 p.m., according to eyewitness Howie Rezendez, who filmed armed agents hop off their vehicles and head into the venue.

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Multiple eyewitnesses told the BBC the massive wing of the plane first pierced through the roof followed by parts of the fuselage.

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According to one eyewitness, people were seen jumping from as high as the third flood "to save themselves".

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