English-Thai Dictionary

observer

N ผู้สังเกตการณ์  ผู้ สังเกต  phu-sang-ked-kan

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OBSERVER

n.s as z. 1. One who observes; one that takes notice; particularly, one who looks to with care, attention or vigilance.
Careful observers may foretell the hour, by sure prognostic, when to dread a shower.
Creditors are great observers of set days and times.
2. A beholder; a looker on; a spectator.
3. One who keeps any law, custom, regulation or rite; one who adheres to any thing in practice; one who performs; as a great observer of forms; an observer of old customs.
4. One who fulfills or performs; as, he is a strict observer of his word or promise.
5. One who keeps religiously; as an observer of the sabbath.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

OBSERVER

OBSERVER Ob *serv "er, n.

 

1. One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer. The observed of all observers. Shak. Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower. Swift.

 

2. One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc. ; one who conforms to anything in practice. "Diligent observers of old customs. " Spenser. These. .. hearkend unto observers of times. Deut. xviii. 14.

 

3. One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises.

 

4. A sycophantic follower. [Obs. ] Beau. & Fl.

 

OBSERVERSHIP

OBSERVERSHIP Ob *serv "er *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office or work of an observer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

observer

ob serv er |əbˈzərvər əbˈzərvər | ▶noun a person who watches or notices something: to a casual observer, he was at peace. • a person who follows events, esp. political ones, closely and comments publicly on them: some observers expect interest rates to rise. • a person posted to an area in an official capacity to monitor political or military events: elections scrutinized by international observers. • a person who attends a conference, inquiry, etc. , to note the proceedings without participating in them.

 

Oxford Dictionary

observer

ob |ser ¦ver |əbˈzəːvə | ▶noun a person who watches or notices something: to a casual observer, he was at peace. • a person who follows events closely and comments publicly on them: some observers expect interest rates to rise. • a person posted in an official capacity to an area to monitor political or military events: elections scrutinized by international observers. • a person who attends a conference, inquiry, etc. , to note the proceedings without participating in them: he had been invited to attend the meeting as an observer. • a person trained to spot and identify enemy aircraft or to reconnoitre enemy positions from the air.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

observer

observer noun 1 a casual observer might not have noticed: spectator, onlooker, watcher, looker-on, fly on the wall, viewer, witness, eyewitness, bystander; informal rubberneck; literary beholder. 2 industry observers expect the deal to be finalized today: commentator, reporter; monitor.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

observer

observer noun spectator, onlooker, watcher, looker-on, fly on the wall, viewer, witness, eyewitness, bystander, sightseer; commentator, reporter, blogger, monitor; informal rubberneck; literary beholder. ANTONYMS participant.

 

French Dictionary

observer

observer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Examiner avec soin. : Observer les oiseaux. SYNONYME étudier ; regarder . 2 Remarquer. : Je vous fais observer qu ’il a réussi brillamment. SYNONYME noter . Note Syntaxique Le verbe se construit avec le semi-auxiliaire faire. 3 Suivre une règle. : Il observe la loi. SYNONYME obéir ; respecter . verbe pronominal Se surveiller, s ’épier réciproquement. : Les adversaires se sont observés attentivement. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Les deux équipes se sont observées avec circonspection. aimer

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

observer

ob serv er /əbzə́ː r və r /→observe 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 観察者 , 観測者 ; 評論家 ; (平和維持などの )監視者 ▸ an observer of popular culture 大衆文化に注目している人 ▸ independent [political ] observers 独立監査団 [政治評論家たち ].2 目撃者 , 傍観者 (witness )▸ a casual observer ただ漫然と見ているだけの人 .3 (会議の )オブザーバー, 傍聴人, 立会人 .4 〘軍 〙機上偵察員 .5 (習慣 法律などを )守る人, 遵奉者 .6 〖the O- 〗オブザーバー 〘英国の高級日曜新聞 〙.