English

Etymology

From observe.

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at En-us-observer.ogg
• IPA: /əb'zɜ:və/

Noun

1. One who watches, monitors or takes notice
2. : Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
3. One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
4. : I shall be an observer of the local customs.
5. A person sent, as a delegate, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
6. : The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
7. A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
8. : The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer.
9. A sentry etc manning an observation post
10. : We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.

Translations

• Czech: {{t-|cs|pozorovatel|m}}

• Finnish: tarkkailija, havainnoija

• : {{t-|nl|waarnemer|m}} (2)
• : 傍観者 (boukansha), オブザーバー (obuzaabaa)

Category:English agent nouns

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French

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at Fr-observer.ogg
• IPA: /ɔpsɛrve/

Verb

observer

1. to observe, to watch
2. to note, to notice
3. to keep, to maintain

Conjugation

de:observer et:observer el:observer fa:observer fr:observer io:observer id:observer ku:observer hu:observer ro:observer ru:observer ta:observer te:observer vi:observer zh:observer