watcher

Plural: watchers

Noun

• One who observes or guards carefully.
• a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
  • "sky watchers discovered a new star"
• a guard who keeps watch
• a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body
• Someone who watches or observes.
• Someone who observes something closely for professional reasons, such as an analyst or pundit.
• Someone who watches or observes.
• A political representative aligned with a candidate sent to observe elections to report on irregularities. A scrutineer.
• Someone who keeps vigil.
• A guard.
• A kind of angel appointed to watch over the human realm, in particular one of those who became fallen angels and begot the Nephilim.

Examples

• As a WATCHER, I noted his strategic placement of vowels, setting up future plays.
• the Book of Watchers

Synonyms

looker, security guard, spectator, viewer, watchman, witness