watcher

1 a close observer; someone who looks at something (such as an exhibition of some kind); "the spectators applauded the performance"; "television viewers"; "sky watchers discovered a new star" [syn: spectator, witness, viewer, looker]

2 a guard who keeps watch [syn: watchman, security guard]

3 a person who keeps a devotional vigil by a sick bed or by a dead body

English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɒtʃə(r)

Noun

1. someone who watches or observes
2. someone who keeps vigil
3. a guard

Watcher may refer to:

In print:

• Watcher (comics), an extraterrestrial species who watch the universe in Marvel Comics
• Watchers (novel), a 1987 novel written by Dean Koontz
• Watcher in the Water, a creature from Tolkien's fantasy book series The Lord of the Rings
• The Grigori, a class of fallen angels in Biblical mythology

In television and film:

• The Watcher (TV series), a 1995 UPN TV series starting Sir Mix-a-Lot
• The Watcher (film), a 2000 film directed by Joe Charbanic
• Watcher (Buffyverse), a member of the Watcher's Council in the Buffy and Angel television series
• Watcher (Highlander), a secret organization that watches the Immortals in the Highlander series
• Watchers (1988 film), a 1988 film directed by Jon Hess based on the novel by Koontz
• Watcher (Doctor Who), a character in the 1981 Logopolis serial of the television series Doctor Who

In music:

• "The Watcher", a song by Hawkwind from their 1972 album Doremi Fasol Latido
• "The Watcher", a song by Dr. Dre on his 1999 album The Chronic 2001

Other:

• Watcher (presence), a subscriber for presence information
• Bahl'al, one of the six Fallen Lords of the computer game series Myth

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