observer
noun
ob·serv·er
əb-ˈzər-vər 
Examples of observer in a Sentence
According to one observer, the event was poorly organized.
The star is not visible to an observer without a telescope.
According to one military observer, this change comes after years of planning.
Observers say the economy is improving.
The class has an observer today, so please be on your best behavior.
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Conventional attempts to manage fisheries are stymied by the limits of logbooks and onboard human observers, and local electronic monitoring systems.
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Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
And yet some observers, especially on the right, still insisted that Shafik had not done enough to prove her commitment to protecting Jewish students.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
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Karen Bakker, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2024
And yet some observers, especially on the right, still insisted that Shafik had not done enough to prove her commitment to protecting Jewish students.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2024
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“Observer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/observer. Accessed 5 May. 2024.
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