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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind);
- Example: "the spectators applauded the performance"
- Example: "television viewers"
- Example: "sky watchers discovered a new star"
[syn: spectator, witness, viewer, watcher, looker]

2. a guard who keeps watch;
[syn: watchman, watcher, security guard]

3. a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body; 



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Watcher \Watch"er\ (-[~e]r), n.
   One who watches; one who sits up or continues; a diligent
   observer; specifically, one who attends upon the sick during
   the night.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

watcher
    n 1: 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" [syn: spectator, witness,
         viewer, watcher, looker]
    2: a guard who keeps watch [syn: watchman, watcher,
       security guard]
    3: a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a
       dead body