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observer

[ uhb-zur-ver ]

noun

  1. someone or something that observes.
  2. a delegate to an assembly or gathering, who is sent to observe and report but not to take part officially in its activities.
  3. U.S. Air Force.
    1. a member of an aircrew, other than the pilot, holding an aeronautical rating.
    2. a person who maintains observation in an aircraft during flight.
  4. Also called air observer, U.S. Army. a person who serves in an aircraft as a reconnoiterer and directs artillery fire.


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Other Word Forms

  • Dz·İ·󾱱 noun
  • t·Dz·İ noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of observer1

First recorded in 1545–55; observe + -er 1
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The FA has continued to allow biological males to compete in the women's game if they show low enough testosterone levels and they are assessed by a match observer.

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Initially observers thought Salah had taken the phone off a fan in the crowd, but it was a Liverpool staff member located behind the advertising hoardings in front of the Kop.

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The government, and other Sudanese observers, say the RSF's attacks against museums, universities and buildings like the National Records Office are a conscious attempt to destroy the Sudanese state - but, again, the RSF denies this.

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Archbishop Gallagher acknowledged what observers had long suspected, that the Pope would rather be surrounded by regular people, and particularly young people, rather than meet the "great and the good".

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This territoriality makes it easier for human observers to get relatively close to them.

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