observer B2 Topic:Actions & Processes US /əbˈzɝvɚ/ UK /əbˈzɜːvə/ See IPA manual Freq #12537 Meanings 1 noun A person who watches something happen. Most observers agreed that the match was unfair. 2 noun A person who watches and comments on a situation as an expert. Political observers expect the law to pass next week. 3 noun A person sent to watch a meeting or event but not to take part. The UN sent observers to monitor the election. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who watches... beholder 2 noun · a person who watches and... commentator Word family Forms observers Derived forms interobserverintraobservernonobserverobserveressobserverlessobservership Related forms observableobservablyobservanceobservantobservationobservationalobservatoryobserve Common collocations sympathetic observer Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From observe + -er. Topics Actions & Processes External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # observer **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əbˈzɝvɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /əbˈzɜːvə/ **Frequency rank:** 12537 ## Meanings 1. A person who watches something happen. 2. A person who watches and comments on a situation as an expert. 3. A person sent to watch a meeting or event but not to take part. ## Examples - Most observers agreed that the match was unfair. - Political observers expect the law to pass next week. - The UN sent observers to monitor the election. ## Derived Forms - interobserver - intraobserver - nonobserver - observeress - observerless - observership ## Related Forms - observable - observably - observance - observant - observation - observational - observatory - observe ## Etymology From observe + -er. ## AI Etymology Observer comes from observe + -er. Modern senses include a person who watches something happen and a person who watches and comments on a situation as an expert. The wider word family includes derivatives such as interobserver, intraobserver, nonobserver, observeress, observerless, and observership and related forms such as observable, observably, observance, and observant. ## Topics - Actions & Processes markdown