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noun

Observer n.

One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer. "The observed of all observers." "Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower."

One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice. "Diligent observers of old customs." "These... hearkened unto observers of times."

One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises.

A sycophantic follower. (Obs.)

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Observer" Quotes from Famous Books

... these lapses are due to the haste inseparable from the compilation of news of such a character, how far to a lack of proper sifting and caution, how far to less culpable reasons I do not pretend to decide; but this will be admitted by every observer, that the circulation of pseudo news is the frequent cause of incalculable losses. Nor is it alone in the matter of circulating false information that these news venders are at fault. The habit of retailing 'points' in the interest of cliques, the volunteering ...

— Successful Stock Speculation • John James Butler

... have greeted an observer in ancient times who, from the height of the Capitol, gazed at the city before him. The Forum was then one radiant avenue of temples, triumphal arches, columns, and shrines. And beyond the Forum stretched a magnificent array of theaters and amphitheaters, ...

— EARLY EUROPEAN HISTORY • HUTTON WEBSTER

... stand, growing more and more excited. Had he been a keener observer he would have seen that under Brent's suavity there ...

— The Master Mystery • Arthur B. Reeve and John W. Grey

... a keen observer of the habits and customs of the blacks, he was remarkably quick at detecting tribal differences and distinctions, and his record of his intercourse with them, which occupies so large a portion of his journals, was interesting then, when so little had been written on the subject, and is interesting ...

— The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 • Ernest Favenc

... calm and self-possessed as ever. To a casual observer she looked pale, but her heavy black dress might account for that, and the delicate contrast it gave to her complexion made amends ...

— A Noble Woman • Ann S. Stephens

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