eyewitness

[ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis, ahy-wit-nis] / ˈaɪˌwɪt nɪs, ˈaɪˈwɪt nɪs, ˈaɪˌwɪt nɪs /

NOUN

person who sees an event occur

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bystander observer witness

STRONG

beholder looker-on onlooker passer-by spectator viewer watcher

Antonyms

STRONGEST

participant

Example Sentences

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She made salves and eyewaters, powders and confects, cordials and persico, orangeflower water and cherry brandy, each in its due season, and all of the best.

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

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