observateur

observer

noun ohb-ser-vah-TUHR Rare

Also means

commentator

Usage Note

Observateur can describe someone watching events as a neutral witness, as in observateur de l'ONU (UN observer), or a keen noticer of detail. The feminine form is observatrice. The adjective observateur (observant, eagle-eyed) is the same word used attributively, as in un esprit observateur.

Examples

"Il est un observateur attentif de la scène politique."

Natural Translation

He is a keen observer of the political scene.

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