observer

[ uh b-zur-ver ]

/ əbˈzɜr vər /

someone or something that observes.

a delegate to an assembly or gathering, who is sent to observe and report but not to take part officially in its activities.

U.S. Air Force.

Also called air observer, aircraft observer. U.S. Army. a person who serves in an aircraft as a reconnoiterer and directs artillery fire.

Origin of observer

First recorded in 1545–55; observe + -er¹

ob·serv·er·ship, noun in·ter·ob·serv·er, noun

You can put mag wheels on a Gremlin,” commented one long time Michigan observer, “but that doesn't make it a Mustang.

The Rustbelt Roars Back From the Dead |Joel Kotkin, Richey Piiparinen |December 7, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Trierweiler has also expressed regret over the tweet in a recent interview with the U.K. Observer.

Hell Hath No Fury Like Valerie Trierweiler, the French President’s Ex |Lizzie Crocker |November 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The New York Observer claimed Clark-Flory was the chosen one (she vehemently denied it in an email to The Daily Beast).

My Bizarre Night With James Deen, Libertarian Porn Star |Emily Shire |November 12, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“A scary precedent has been set,” she told the Observer back in May.

Meet Amal Alamuddin, George Clooney’s Wife |Lizzie Crocker, Chris Allbritton |September 28, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

One observer recalled them hitting the ground “like melons,” as the music piped into the plaza played “How Deep Is Your Love?”

The Resilient City: New York After 9/11 |John Avlon |September 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Various reasons, some good and some poor, may be assigned, varying according to political predilections of the observer.

Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 1 (of 2) |William Denison Lyman
In consulting it the observer is supposed to face the southeast.

Astronomy with an Opera-glass |Garrett Putman Serviss
Tollman himself, the observer would have said, had left nothing to ask.

The Tyranny of Weakness |Charles Neville Buck
An observer of such beings as she saw would to-day call them spirits.

Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism |Allen Putnam
Never sober, no man had ever seen him (to the observer's knowledge) drunk.

Mr. Claghorn's Daughter |Hilary Trent

observer

/ (əbˈzɜːvə) /

a person or thing that observes

a person who attends a conference solely to note the proceedings

a person trained to identify aircraft, esp, formerly, a member of an aircrew