Cambridge Dictionaries online Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English

  

-watcher

suffix
 
 
/-wɒtʃ.ər/ US  /-wɑː.tʃɚ/

Definition

used with nouns to describe a person who is interested in and enjoys watching a particular thing: Royal-watchers have once again been speculating on the health of the princess.EnthusiastsAdmirersAudiences and spectators
(Definition of -watcher suffix from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

Word of the Day

honest-to-goodness

real or true

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More