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earwitness

[ eer-wit-nis ]

/ ˈɪərˌwɪt nɪs /

noun Law.

a person who testifies or can testify to what he or she has heard.

Origin of earwitness

First recorded in 1530–40; ear¹ + witness

Words nearby earwitness

earthworm, earthy, earwax, earwig, earwigging, earwitness, earworm, eas, ease, ease off, ease out

Example sentences from the Web for earwitness

Like father, like son: Rusty sits at a vent in the back room of the bar as a clandestine “earwitness,” absorbing the town gossip.

The New Wallace Stegner: Ivan Doig’s ‘The Bartender’s Tale’ |Malcolm Forbes |August 22, 2012 |DAILY BEAST