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observer (n.)
[observer 词源字典]
1550s, "one who keeps a rule, custom, etc.," agent noun from
observe
. Meaning "one who watches and takes notice" is from 1580s; this is the sense of the word in many newspaper names.
[observer etymology, observer origin, 英语词源]