watcher : Idioms & Phrases
bird watcher
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noun a zoologist who studies birds
ornithologist.
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noun a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats
birder.
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clock watcher
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noun a worker preoccupied with the arrival of quitting time
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fire watcher
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noun (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air
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Night watcher
- one who watches in the night; especially, one who watches with evil designs.
Webster 1913
port watcher
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noun a watchman on a wharf
portwatcher.
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Still watcher
- a device for indicating the progress of distillation by the density of the liquid given over. Knight.
