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“observer” in Latin
observōto observe, watch, pay attention to; to guard, keep watch over; to heed, regard, respectspectōto watch, observe, look at, consider; to examine, try, test; to aim, strive, or endeavour afterspeculātorspy, scout; explorer, investigatorsagāxof quick perception, having acute senses; keen-scented; intellectually quick, keen, acute, shrewd, sagacious; magicalfacētuselegant, fine; courteous, polite; witty, jocose, facetious
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
observer
observator (general term; ☞ post-Augustan): spectator (a beholder): speculator (a spy); or by circumlocution with the verbs: an observer of nature, speculator venatorque naturae: an observer of the constellations, spectator caeli siderumque: an acute observer, homo acutus, sagax, emunctae naris homo (facete, Hor., Sat., 1, 4, 8): a careful observer of his duties, omnium officiorum observantissimus (Plin., Ep. 10, 11): to be a diligent observer of anything, acriter animum intendere ad aliquid; acrem et diligentem esse animadvertorem alicujus rei.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for observer?
- The usual Latin words for “observer” are observō, spectō, speculātor; also sagāx, facētus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.