Witness (Noun)
Meaning 1
Someone who sees an event and reports what happened.
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The detective interviewed the key witness to the crime to gather more information.
- She was a witness to the accident and immediately called 911 to report the incident.
- The prosecution's case relied heavily on the testimony of the eyewitness witness.
- A bystander who witnessed the altercation between the two men stepped forward to give a statement.
- The witness described the suspect as a tall, thin man with a scar on his cheek.
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Meaning 2
(law) a person who testifies under oath in a court of law.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 3
(law) a person who attests to the genuineness of a document or signature by adding their own signature.
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Nouns denoting people.
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Meaning 4
Testimony by word or deed to your religious faith.
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Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Meaning 5
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".
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Nouns denoting people.
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- Cheerer
- Playgoer
- Ogler
- Moviegoer
- Eyewitness
- Spy
- Bystander
- Gawker
- Theatregoer
- Peeper
- Starer
- Voyeur
- Browser
- Onlooker
- Rubberneck