English

Etymology
From observe.

Pronunciation
audio|En-us-observer.ogg|audio (US)
IPA|/�b'z�:v�/

Noun
en-noun|observers

1. A person who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.

#:I shall be an observer of the local customs.

1. anyone who watches, monitors or takes notice

#:Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.

1. A person sent, as a delegate, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate

#:The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.

1. military A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft

#:The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer.

1. military A sentry etc manning an observation post

#:We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.

Translations
trans-top|A person who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
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trans-top|he who watches, monitors or takes notice
Czech: pozorovatel m
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Finnish: tarkkailija, havainnoija
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trans-top|A person sent, as a delegate, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
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trans-top|A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
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trans-top|A sentry etc manning an observation post
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ttbc|Dutch: t-|nl|waarnemer|m (2)
ttbc|Japanese: �観� (boukansha), ������ (obuzaabaa)

French

Pronunciation
IPA|/�ps�rve/

Verb
observer

1. to observe, to watch
2. to note, to notice
3. to keep, to maintain

Conjugation

fr-conj-er|observ|avoir

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ku:observer
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ru:observer
te:observer
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• 2007-11-27 22:51 - DerbethBot - added audio En-us-observer.ogg

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