A person who looks out or observes; an observer; a scout; a watchman; (also) a person who makes an inspection or examination of something. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | the world > physical sensation > sight and vision > one who sees > [noun] > spy or scout (10) showerOE A person who looks out or observes; an observer; a scout; a watchman; (also) a person who makes an inspection or examination of something. Obsolete. spierc1275 One who spies or spies out; an espier; a spy. aspy1297 = spy, n. overlookerc1484 A person who views, surveys, watches over, or inspects; an onlooker; an observer; an examiner; a spy. Also in extended use. Now rare. spial1548 A spy; a scout. Now archaic or Obsolete. scout1585 One who keeps watch upon the actions of another; a watchman. †Formerly often in opprobrious sense: A mean spy, a ‘sneak’: cf. scout, n.2 Also spec.… speculationa1616 An observer or watcher; a spy. Obsolete. rare. spion1615 A spy or scout. spotter1867 Chiefly North American. A person employed or hired to monitor people, esp. the employees of a company, in order to detect irregular or illegal… spot1893 A person employed by a company, esp. a bus company, to keep secret watch on its employees. Now rare. |
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