observer

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• UK: /əbˈzɜːvə/
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Etymology tree English observe Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English observer From observe + -er.

84 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Southern Altai: шиҥдеечи (šiŋdeeči) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Azerbaijani: müşahidəçi — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Bulgarian: наблюдател (nabljudatel) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Catalan: observador — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Chinese Mandarin: 觀察者 /观察者 (guāncházhě) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Czech: pozorovatel — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Danish: observatør — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Danish: iagttager — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Danish: betragter — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Dutch: observator — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Dutch: waarnemer — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Finnish: tarkkailija — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Finnish: havainnoija — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• French: observateur — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Galician: observador — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• German: Beobachter — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• German: Beobachterin — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Greek: παρατηρητής (paratiritís) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Greek: παρατηρήτρια (paratirítria) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Ancient Greek: παρατηρητής (paratērētḗs) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Hindi: पर्यवेक्षक (paryavekṣak) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Hindi: अवेक्षक (avekṣak) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Hindi: प्रेक्षित (prekṣit) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Hungarian: megfigyelő — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Hungarian: szemlélő — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Hungarian: észlelő — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Hungarian: észrevevő — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Italian: osservatore — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Japanese: 観測者 (kansokusha) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Latin: observātor — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Latin: contemplātor — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Latvian: apskatnieks — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Lithuanian: stebėtojas — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Malay: pemerhati — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Norwegian Bokmål: observatør — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Norwegian Bokmål: betrakter — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Norwegian Bokmål: iakttager — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Norwegian Nynorsk: observatør — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Occitan: observaire — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Persian: ناظر (nâzer) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Polish: obserwator — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Polish: obserwatorka — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Portuguese: observador — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Russian: наблюда́тель (nabljudátelʹ) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Russian: наблюда́тельница (nabljudátelʹnica) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Slovene: opazovalec — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Slovene: opazovalka — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Spanish: observador — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Swedish: iakttagare — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Swedish: betraktare — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Telugu: ప్రేక్షకుడు (prēkṣakuḍu) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Turkish: gözlemci — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Ukrainian: спостеріга́ч (sposteriháč) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Ukrainian: спостеріга́чка (sposteriháčka) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Yiddish: אָבסערוואַטאָר (observator) — one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
• Catalan: observador — one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
• Dutch: nalever — one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
• Finnish: noudattaja — one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
• Hungarian: követő — one who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
• Catalan: observador — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Dutch: waarnemer — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Finnish: tarkkailija — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Greek: παρατηρητής (paratiritís) — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Greek: παρατηρήτρια (paratirítria) — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Hungarian: megfigyelő — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Persian: ناظر (nâzer) — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Polish: obserwator — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Polish: obserwatorka — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Slovene: opazovalec — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Slovene: opazovalka — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Swedish: observatör — person sent to monitor but not to participate
• Catalan: observador — entity with limited participation rights
• Finnish: tarkkailija — entity with limited participation rights
• Hungarian: megfigyelő — entity with limited participation rights
• Catalan: observador — aircraft crew member
• Dutch: observator — aircraft crew member
• Finnish: tähystäjä — aircraft crew member
• Catalan: observador — one manning an observation post
• Dutch: observator — one manning an observation post
• Finnish: tähystäjä — one manning an observation post
• Polish: obserwator — one manning an observation post
• Polish: obserwatorka — one manning an observation post
• Slovene: opazovalec — one manning an observation post
• Slovene: opazovalka — one manning an observation post