Definitions for Observer
əbˈzɜr vərob·serv·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:2.0 / 1 vote

1. perceiver, percipient, observer, beholdernoun

   a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses

2. observer, commentatornoun

   an expert who observes and comments on something

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. observernoun

   One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice

   Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.

2. observernoun

   One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.

   I shall be an observer of the local customs.

3. observernoun

   A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate

   The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.

4. observernoun

   A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft

   The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer.

5. observernoun

   A sentry etc. manning an observation post

   We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Observernoun

   Etymology: from observe.

   1. One who looks vigilantly on persons and things; close remaker.

   He reads much;
   He is a great observer; and he looks
   Quite thro’ the deeds of men. William Shakespeare, Jul. Cæsar.

   Angelo,
   There is a kind of character in thy life,
   That to th’ observer doth thy history
   Fully unfold. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.

   Careful observers may foretel the hour,
   By sure prognostics when to dread a show’r. Jonathan Swift.

   2. One who looks on; the beholder.

   If a slow pac’d star had stol’n away,
   From the observer ’s marking, he might stay
   Three hundred years to see’t again. John Donne.

   Company, he thinks, lessens the shame of vice, by sharing it; and therefore, if he cannot wholly avoid the eye of the observer, he hopes to distract it at least by a multiplicity of objects. Robert South, Sermons.

   3. One who keeps any law or custom or practice.

   Many nations are superstitious, and diligent observers of old customs, which they receive by continual tradition from their parents, by recording of their bards and chronicles. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   The king after the victory, as one that had been bred under a devout mother, and was in his nature a great observer of religious forms, caused Te Deum to be solemnly sung in the presence of the whole army upon the place. Francis Bacon.

   He was so strict an observer of his word, that no consideration whatever could make him break it. Matthew Prior.

   Himself often read useful discourses to his servants on the Lord’s day, of which he was always a very strict and solemn observer. Francis Atterbury, Serm.

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1. observer

   An observer is a person who watches or views something attentively, often with the intention to provide feedback or make an assessment. Additionally in scientific and philosophical fields, an observer can be considered as the one who is collecting data or making measurements or even an viewer influencing the phenomenon being observed.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Observernoun

   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

2. Observernoun

   one who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice

3. Observernoun

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

4. Observernoun

   a sycophantic follower

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1. Observer

   Observer is a fictional character in the Mystery Science Theater 3000 television series. He is played by Bill Corbett, and appears in the eighth through tenth seasons of the series. Observer is a hyperintelligent, psychic alien from a planet of fellow aliens confusingly sharing the name "Observer". Supposedly, the Observers "evolved" beyond bodies into dark-green brains, contained in large Petri dishes. They are carried around humanoid host bodies, rendering their abandonment of their original bodies rather pointless. Thus Observer is, technically, only the brain which is being carried by the host body, but for all intents and purposes, he is considered a humanoid with brain separated from body. Observer joins the mad scientists after his planet is inadvertently destroyed by Mike Nelson. Like his colleagues Professor Bobo and Pearl Forrester, Brain Guy is deeply dysfunctional. Unlike Bobo and Pearl, Brain Guy apparently has a considerable social and sexual life once the Mads returns to Earth in Seasons 9 and 10. He is also said to have, as Professor Bobo put it, "B.O.". Observer denies this, claiming that he doesn't have a body, although eventually he gives himself a sniff and admits that he does, in fact, "stink".

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British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Observer' in Nouns Frequency: #1357

How to pronounce Observer?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Observer in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Observer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Observer in a Sentence

1. Marvin E. Wolfgang:

   It is the contention of this observer that few homicides due to shooting could be avoided merely if a firearm were not immediately present, and that the offender would select some other weapon to achieve the same destructive goal.

2. Alexander Pope:

   A person who is too nice an observer of the business of the crowd, like one who is too curious in observing the labor of bees, will often be stung for his curiosity.

3. The Defense:

   The safety of our personnel and the security of our operations are of paramount concern. The Department of Defense and the military departments take any incursions by unauthorized aircraft into our training ranges or designated airspace very seriously and examine each report, this includes examinations of incursions that are initially reported as UAP when the observer cannot immediately identify what he or she is observing.

4. Amit Ray:

   Be the observer of your own mind. Attune yourself with the unchanging Self.

5. Bernie Sanders:

   I can tell you very happily, and I think any objective observer would confirm what I'm saying, is that in the last year and half or so, the Democratic party has moved in a far more progressive direction than they were before I ran for president.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Observer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Observer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Observer
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Observer
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Observer