"observer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /əbˈzɝvɚ/ [US], /ɑb-/ [US], /əbˈzɜːvə/ [UK], /ɒb-/ [UK] Audio: En-us-observer.ogg Forms: observers [plural]
Etymology: From observe + -er. Etymology templates: {{af|en|observe|-er|id2=agent noun}} observe + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} observer (plural observers)
  1. One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice. Translations (one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice): παρατηρητής (paratērētḗs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), müşahidəçi (Azerbaijani), наблюдател (nabljudatel) [masculine] (Bulgarian), observador [masculine] (Catalan), 觀察者 /观察者 (guāncházhě) (Chinese Mandarin), pozorovatel [masculine] (Czech), observatør [common-gender] (Danish), iagttager [common-gender] (Danish), betragter [common-gender] (Danish), observator [masculine] (Dutch), waarnemer [masculine] (Dutch), tarkkailija (Finnish), havainnoija (Finnish), observateur [masculine] (French), observador [masculine] (Galician), Beobachter [masculine] (German), Beobachterin [feminine] (German), παρατηρητής (paratiritís) [masculine] (Greek), παρατηρήτρια (paratirítria) [feminine] (Greek), पर्यवेक्षक (paryavekṣak) [masculine] (Hindi), अवेक्षक (avekṣak) [masculine] (Hindi), megfigyelő (Hungarian), szemlélő (Hungarian), észlelő (Hungarian), észrevevő (Hungarian), osservatore (Italian), 観測者 (kansokusha) (alt: かんそくしゃ) (Japanese), observātor [masculine] (Latin), contemplātor [masculine] (Latin), apskatnieks [masculine] (Latvian), stebėtojas [masculine] (Lithuanian), pemerhati (Malay), observatør [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), betrakter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), iakttager [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), observatør [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), observaire [feminine, masculine] (Occitan), ناظر (nâzer) (Persian), obserwator [masculine] (Polish), obserwatorka [feminine] (Polish), observador [masculine] (Portuguese), наблюда́тель (nabljudátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), наблюда́тельница (nabljudátelʹnica) [feminine] (Russian), opazovalec [masculine] (Slovene), opazovalka [feminine] (Slovene), шиҥдеечи (šiŋdeeči) (Southern Altai), observador [masculine] (Spanish), iakttagare [common-gender] (Swedish), betraktare [common-gender] (Swedish), ప్రేక్షకుడు (prēkṣakuḍu) (Telugu), gözlemci (Turkish), спостеріга́ч (sposteriháč) [masculine] (Ukrainian), спостеріга́чка (sposteriháčka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), אָבסערוואַטאָר (observator) [masculine] (Yiddish)
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  2. One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc. Translations (one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.): observador [masculine] (Catalan), nalever [masculine] (Dutch), noudattaja (Finnish), követő (Hungarian)
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  3. A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate. Translations (person sent to monitor but not to participate): observador [masculine] (Catalan), waarnemer [masculine] (Dutch), tarkkailija (Finnish), παρατηρητής (paratiritís) [masculine] (Greek), παρατηρήτρια (paratirítria) [feminine] (Greek), megfigyelő (Hungarian), ناظر (nâzer) (Persian), obserwator [masculine] (Polish), obserwatorka [feminine] (Polish), opazovalec [masculine] (Slovene), opazovalka [feminine] (Slovene), observatör [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-observer-en-noun-VQSk~TMY Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Slovene translations Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 28 13 12 4 21 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 15 20 13 14 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of 'person sent to monitor but not to participate': 9 7 70 7 6 2
  4. A country or other entity which has limited participation rights within an organization. Translations (entity with limited participation rights): observador (Catalan), tarkkailija (Finnish), megfigyelő (Hungarian)
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  5. (military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft. Translations (aircraft crew member): observador (Catalan), observator [masculine] (Dutch), tähystäjä (Finnish)
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  6. (military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post. Translations (one manning an observation post): observador (Catalan), observator [masculine] (Dutch), tähystäjä (Finnish), obserwator [masculine] (Polish), obserwatorka [feminine] (Polish), opazovalec [masculine] (Slovene), opazovalka [feminine] (Slovene)
    Sense id: en-observer-en-noun-1z8GWDF2 Categories (other): Military, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 4 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Azerbaijani translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Latvian translations, Terms with Lithuanian translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Slovene translations, Terms with Southern Altai translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Telugu translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Yiddish translations, Stock characters Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 10 5 4 25 29 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 28 13 12 4 21 23 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 20 9 3 3 16 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 4 entries: 26 11 3 2 22 25 4 4 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 11 1 1 25 28 2 2 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 20 15 10 14 15 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 24 18 5 4 17 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 24 18 5 4 17 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 19 15 19 5 14 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 21 13 5 2 16 43 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 26 18 5 4 17 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 22 16 5 4 16 38 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 26 19 4 4 17 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 24 18 5 4 17 31 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 16 5 4 16 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 23 16 6 13 15 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 24 18 6 5 17 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 18 15 20 13 14 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 24 18 6 4 17 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 25 19 4 3 18 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 25 19 4 3 18 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 23 17 6 8 17 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 24 18 6 5 17 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 28 17 2 1 23 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 23 17 11 5 16 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 25 18 6 5 17 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 22 17 3 3 16 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 20 16 20 5 15 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Southern Altai translations: 21 13 2 1 17 46 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 27 16 3 4 20 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 24 18 5 4 17 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 25 19 4 4 18 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 22 16 4 3 16 38 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 24 18 5 4 17 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 24 18 5 4 17 32 Disambiguation of Stock characters: 28 17 2 2 24 27 Topics: government, military, politics, war Disambiguation of 'one manning an observation post': 15 5 1 1 11 68
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: beholder (english: sense 1 only), observator [obsolete] Hyponyms: air observer Derived forms: electoral observer, interobserver, intraobserver, nonobserver, observeress, observerless, observer pattern, observership, participant observer, Sabbath observer Related terms: observable, observably, observance, observant, observation, observational, observatory, observe

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "tags": [
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      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "tags": [
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      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "Beobachter"
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "el",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "code": "it",
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      "code": "la",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
      "tags": [
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "lang_code": "nb",
      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "oc",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "code": "fa",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "obserwatorka"
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      "code": "pt",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "observador"
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "наблюда́тель"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "code": "alt",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "tags": [
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      "word": "observador"
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "code": "sv",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "code": "te",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
      "word": "ప్రేక్షకుడు"
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      "sense": "one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice",
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      ],
      "word": "אָבסערוואַטאָר"
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    {
      "code": "ca",
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      "sense": "one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.",
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    {
      "code": "nl",
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      "sense": "one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.",
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      "code": "hu",
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    {
      "code": "fi",
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      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "entity with limited participation rights",
      "word": "megfigyelő"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "aircraft crew member",
      "word": "observador"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "aircraft crew member",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "observator"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "aircraft crew member",
      "word": "tähystäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "lang_code": "ca",
      "sense": "one manning an observation post",
      "word": "observador"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "one manning an observation post",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "observator"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "one manning an observation post",
      "word": "tähystäjä"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "one manning an observation post",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "obserwator"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "sense": "one manning an observation post",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "obserwatorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "one manning an observation post",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "opazovalec"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "lang_code": "sl",
      "sense": "one manning an observation post",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "opazovalka"
    }
  ],
  "word": "observer"
}

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