eyewitness
noun/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/
/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/
- a person who has seen a crime, accident, etc. and can describe it afterwards
- an eyewitness account of the suffering of the refugees
Synonyms witnesswitnessobserver ▪ onlooker ▪ passer-by ▪ bystander ▪ eyewitnessThese are all words for a person who sees something happen.witness a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law:see also witness- Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
- According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
- A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.
- Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
- Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
- a witness/an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander/an eyewitness sees something
- an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses something
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2- Police are comparing two eyewitness accounts of the events.
- One eyewitness saw the gunmen leave the building.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEyewitness is used before these nouns:- account
- identification
- report
- …
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