watcher

watcher
watch VERB 1) look at attentively. 2) keep under careful or protective observation. 3) exercise care, caution, or restraint about. 4) (watch for) look out for. 5) (watch out) be careful. 6) maintain an interest in.
NOUN 1) a small timepiece worn typically on a strap on one's wrist. 2) an act or instance of watching. 3) a period of vigil, typically during the night. 4) a fixed period of duty on a ship, usually lasting four hours. 5) a shift worked by firefighters or police officers. 6) (also night watch) historical a watchman or group of watchmen who patrolled and guarded the streets of a town at night.
keep watch — Cf. ↑keep watch
watch one's back — Cf. ↑watch one's back
the watches of the night — Cf. ↑the watches of the night
DERIVATIVES watcher noun.
ORIGIN Old English, related to WAKE(Cf. ↑wake).

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