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watcher collapse: a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

examiner collapse: an investigator who observes carefully; "the examiner searched for clues"; someone who administers a test to determine your qualifications

arbiter collapse: someone chosen to judge and decide a disputed issue; someone with the power to settle matters at will; "she was the final arbiter on all matters of fashion"

referee collapse: (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play; an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case; evaluate professionally a colleague's work; be a referee or umpire in a sports competition

moderator collapse: someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence; someone who presides over a forum or debate; in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly; any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors

spectator collapse: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star"

picket collapse: a form of military punishment used by the British in the late 17th century in which a soldier was forced to stand on one foot on a pointed stake; a wooden strip forming part of a fence; a vehicle performing sentinel duty; a detachment of troops guarding an army from surprise attack; a protester posted by a labor organization outside a place of work; fasten with a picket; "picket the goat"; serve as pickets or post pickets; "picket a business to protest the layoffs"

spotter collapse: a worker employed to apply spots (as markers or identifiers); a worker employed at a dry-cleaning establishment to remove spots

patrol collapse: the activity of going around or through an area at regular intervals for security purposes; a detachment used for security or reconnaissance; a group that goes through a region at regular intervals for the purpose of security; maintain the security of by carrying out a control

third party collapse: a political party organized in opposition to the major parties in a two-party system; someone other than the principals who are involved in a transaction

eyewitness collapse: a spectator who can describe what happened; be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes

roundsman collapse: a workman employed to make rounds (to deliver goods or make inspections or so on)

seer collapse: an observer who perceives visually; "an incurable seer of movies"

lookout collapse: the act of looking out; a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings; an elevated post affording a wide view; a person employed to watch for something to happen

judge collapse: a public official authorized to decide questions brought before a court of justice; determine the result of (a competition); put on trial or hear a case and sit as the judge at the trial of; "The football star was tried for the murder of his wife"; "The judge tried both father and son in separate trials"

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