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watch vs watcher

watcher vs watch

watch and watcher both are nouns.

watch is a verb but watcher is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
watch Yes No Yes No
watcher Yes No No No
As nouns, watcher is a hypernym of watch; that is, watcher is a word with a broader meaning than watch:
  • watch: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
  • watcher: a guard who keeps watch
Other hypernyms of watch include security guard, watchman.
watch (noun) watcher (noun)
a purposeful surveillance to guard or observe a guard who keeps watch
the rite of staying awake for devotional purposes (especially on the eve of a religious festival) a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
a small portable timepiece a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
a period of time (4 or 2 hours) during which some of a ship's crew are on duty
the period during which someone (especially a guard) is on duty
watch (verb) watcher (verb)
find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort
look attentively
be vigilant, be on the lookout or be careful
observe without intervening
observe or determine by looking
see or watch
follow with the eyes or the mind
Difference between watch and watcher

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