observer
observer is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 15 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice. "Diligent observers of old customs." Spenser. These... hearkend unto observers of times. Deut. xviii.
- 2.3. One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises.
- 3.A sycophantic follower. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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Definition-first questions whose answer is observer.
- What is one who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice. "Diligent observers of old customs." Spenser. These... hearkend unto observers of times. Deut. xviii called?
- What is 3. One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises called?
- What is a sycophantic follower. [Obs.] Beau. & Fl called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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