| Main Entry: | observer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spectator |
Synonyms: |
beholder, bystander, eyewitness, gaper, gazer, looker, looker-on, onlooker, viewer, watcher, witness |
| Main Entry: | bystander |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who watches |
Synonyms: |
eyewitness, gaper, kibitzer, looker-on, observer, onlooker, passerby, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness |
Antonyms: |
participant |
| Main Entry: | commentator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | reporter |
Synonyms: |
analyst, annotator, announcer, correspondent, critic, expositor, interpreter, observer, pundit, reviewer, sportscaster, writer |
| Main Entry: | couch potato |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | inactive person who watches a lot of television |
Synonyms: |
TV viewer, TV-viewer, bystander, drone, goof-off, goof-off, idler, inactive person, laggard, lazy person, lazy-bones, loafer, lotuseater, lounger, observer, slouch, sluggard, sofa spud, spectator, spud, televiewer, televiewer, television viewer, video-gazer, viewer |
| Main Entry: | eyewitness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who sees an event occur |
Synonyms: |
beholder, bystander, looker-on, observer, onlooker, passer-by, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness |
| Main Entry: | onlooker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person observing an event |
Synonyms: |
beholder, bystander, eyewitness, looker-on, observer, sightseer, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness |
Antonyms: |
participant |
| Main Entry: | spectator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who watches event |
Synonyms: |
beholder, bystander, clapper, eyewitness, fan, gaper, gazer, kibitzer, looker, looker-on, moviegoer, observer, onlooker, perceiver, playgoer, seer, showgoer, sports fan, standee, stander-by, theatergoer, viewer, watcher, witness |
Antonyms: |
participant |
| Main Entry: | spy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who secretly finds out about another's business |
Synonyms: |
agent, detective, double agent, emissary, espionage agent, foreign agent, informer, inside agent, intelligencer, investigator, lookout, mole, observer, operative, patrol, picket, plant*, scout, secret agent, secret service, sleeper, sleuth, snoop, spook, spotter, undercover agent, watcher |
| Main Entry: | student |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person actively learning |
Synonyms: |
apprentice, disciple, docent, first-year student, grad, graduate, junior, learner, novice, observer, pupil, registrant, scholar, schoolchild, skill, sophomore, undergrad, undergraduate |
Antonyms: |
professor, teacher |
| Main Entry: | watchkeeper |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who guards, is on lookout |
Synonyms: |
caretaker, curator, custodian, detective, flagger, guard, keeper, lookout, observer, patrol, picket, police officer, ranger, scout, security guard, security officer, sentinel, sentry, signaller, spotter, spy, ward, warden, watch, watcher |