watcher vs spy

watcher and spy both are nouns.

watcher is not a verb while spy is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
watcher	Yes	No	No	No
spy	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, spy is a hyponym of watcher; that is, spy is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than watcher:

watcher: a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)
spy: a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people

Other hyponyms of watcher include browser, bystander, cheerer, eyewitness, gawker, motion-picture fan, moviegoer, ogler, looker-on, onlooker, playgoer, theatergoer, theatregoer, rubberneck, rubbernecker, starer, peeper, Peeping Tom, voyeur.

watcher (noun)	spy (noun)
a guard who keeps watch	(military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind)	a secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people
a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

watcher (verb)	spy (verb)
	secretly collect sensitive or classified information; engage in espionage
	watch, observe, or inquire secretly
	catch sight of
	catch sight of; to perceive with the eyes

Difference between watcher and spy

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