Someone who watches. The word is much less common on its own than you might expect — English speakers usually say 'someone who watches' or use a more specific word.

Someone who watches觀看的人。The word is much less common on its own than you might expect這個字單獨用其實沒有你想的那麼常見——English speakers usually say 'someone who watches' or use a more specific word英文使用者通常會說「someone who watches看的人」或用更明確的字。

Where 'watcher' really lives is at the end of a compound, naming a hobby or a job: a birdwatcher, a whale watcher, a clock watcher (someone waiting for work to end), a Weight Watcher.

Where 'watcher' really lives is at the end of a compound「watcher」真正常出現的地方是在複合詞的後面，naming a hobby or a job用來稱呼一種嗜好或工作：a birdwatcher賞鳥的人、a whale watcher賞鯨的人、a clock watcher (someone waiting for work to end)盯著時鐘等下班的人、a Weight Watcher控制體重計畫的人（Weight Watcher）。

In news and business English it names a person who follows one subject closely and is expected to explain it: 'China watchers', 'market watchers', 'Fed watchers'. These people are half expert, half professional noticer.

In news and business English在新聞和商業英文裡 it names a person who follows one subject closely and is expected to explain it這個字指緊盯一個主題、被期待能解釋它的人：'China watchers'「China watchers中國觀察家」、'market watchers'「market watchers市場觀察家」、'Fed watchers'「Fed watchers聯準會觀察家」。These people are half expert, half professional noticer這些人一半是專家，一半是專業的觀察者。

There is also a colder use, of someone watching to guard or to keep an eye on others — a night watcher, or in stories, silent watchers in the dark. That use can feel a bit frightening, because a watcher does nothing but look.

There is also a colder use還有一種比較冷的用法，of someone watching to guard or to keep an eye on others指看守或盯著別人的人——a night watcher夜間看守的人，or in stories, silent watchers in the dark或故事裡黑暗中沉默的watchers。That use can feel a bit frightening這種用法會讓人覺得有點嚇人，because a watcher does nothing but look因為watcher什麼都不做，只是看著。

And note the plain, warm use too: 'She's a people watcher' just means she enjoys sitting and looking at people go by.

And note the plain, warm use too也要注意一種平實、溫暖的用法：'She's a people watcher'「She's a people watcher她喜歡觀察人」just means she enjoys sitting and looking at people go by意思只是她喜歡坐著看人來人往。

What the word never quite means is 'viewer'. For TV or films, English says 'viewers' or 'the audience'.

What the word never quite means is 'viewer'這個字從來不太等於「viewer觀眾」。For TV or films說到電視或電影，English says 'viewers' or 'the audience'英文會說viewers或the audience。