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attester vs witness

witness vs attester

attester and witness both are nouns.

attester is not a verb while witness is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
attester Yes No No No
witness Yes No Yes No
As nouns, witness is a hypernym of attester; that is, witness is a word with a broader meaning than attester:
  • attester: someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something
  • witness: someone who sees an event and reports what happened
Other hypernyms of attester include informant, witnesser.
attester (noun) witness (noun)
someone who affirms or vouches for the correctness or truth or genuineness of something testimony by word or deed to your religious faith
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law
attester (verb) witness (verb)
be a witness to
perceive or be contemporaneous with
Difference between attester and witness

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