eyewitness

noun
UK: /ˌaɪˈwɪtnəs/
US: /ˌaɪˈwɪtnəs/

  1. A person who sees something happen and is able to describe it.

    1. He was an eyewitness to the car crash.
    2. The eyewitness account helped the police understand what really happened during the robbery.

Synonyms

observer bystander spectator
eyewitness transitive-verb

  1. To have personally seen something happen.

    1. Did you eyewitness the accident?
    2. She claims to eyewitness the entire event, providing valuable details to investigators.

Frequently Asked Questions

The phonetic transcription of "eyewitness" is /ˌaɪˈwɪtnəs/ in British English and /ˌaɪˈwɪtnəs/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "eyewitness": observer, bystander, spectator.

Example usage of "eyewitness": "He was an eyewitness to the car crash.". More examples on the page.