Definitions for eyewitnessˈaɪˈwɪt nɪs

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

eye•wit•nessˈaɪˈwɪt nɪs(n.)

  1. a person who actually sees some act, occurrence, or the like, and can give a firsthand account of it.

    Category: Law

  2. (v.t.)to view as an eyewitness.

    Category: Law

Origin of eyewitness:

1530–40

Princeton's WordNet

  1. eyewitness(verb)

    a spectator who can describe what happened

  2. eyewitness(verb)

    be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes

Wiktionary

  1. eyewitness(Noun)

    Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it.

  2. eyewitness(Verb)

    To be present at an event, and see it

  3. Origin: From eye + witness

Webster Dictionary

  1. Eyewitness(noun)

    one who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of anything


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