# witnesser

**Pronunciation:** /ˈwɪtnəsər/ · WIT-nuh-ser

**CEFR level:** B2

**Part of speech:** noun

## Meaning

A person who sees an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.

## Examples

- The witnesser's testimony was crucial in convicting the suspect.
- As a witnesser, she felt a moral obligation to report what she had seen.
- The police are looking for any additional witnessers who may have seen the altercation.

## Synonyms

- observer — Someone who watches something without participating.
- spectator — Someone who watches an event, especially a public one like a sports game.
- onlooker — Someone who watches an event, often by chance.
- eyewitness — Someone who directly saw a crime or event.

## Antonyms

- perpetrator — The person who commits a crime or harmful act.
- participant — Someone who takes part in an event or activity.

## Common patterns

- witnesser to — Someone who saw a specific event. — She was the only witnesser to the accident.
- witnesser of — Someone who saw a specific event. — The witnesser of the crime provided a detailed description.

## Collocations

- sole witnesser — He was the sole witnesser to the robbery.
- key witnesser — The prosecution relied heavily on the key witnesser's account.
- independent witnesser — An independent witnesser confirmed the driver's version of events.

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