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watcher vs lookout

lookout vs watcher

watcher and lookout both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
watcher Yes No No No
lookout Yes No No No
As nouns, lookout is a hyponym of watcher; that is, lookout is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than watcher:
  • watcher: a guard who keeps watch
  • lookout: a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
watcher (noun) lookout (noun)
a guard who keeps watch the act of looking out
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind) a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body an elevated post affording a wide view
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
Difference between watcher and lookout

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