watcher

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

WATCHER, noun 1. One who sits up or continues awake; particularly, one who attends upon the sick during the night. 2. A diligent observer; as an attentive watcher of the works of nature. [Not in use.]
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