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-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)
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