Spy and Watcher

Spy

Spy noun - A secret watcher; someone who secretly watches other people.

Usage example: my spies tell me that you had a good time last night

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Watcher and spy are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Watcher" instead a noun "Spy".

Nearby Word: spying

Watcher noun - Someone who sees or watches something.

Usage example: a safari that affords wildlife watchers plenty of opportunities to see Africa's grandest creatures in their natural habitat

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Spy and watcher are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Spy" instead a noun "Watcher".

Nearby Words: watch, watchful, watched, watching

known	known spy	known watcher
fellow	fellow spy	fellow watcher
female	female spy	female watcher
best	best spy	best watcher
Other adjectives: better, actual, real, evil, bad, young, secret, experienced, new, skilled, former, last, unwilling.

Their opponents are well aware of this, and will join in their stream as an anonymous watcher or as a dummy-account and spy on their opponents when the game doesn't let them do it.

Source: Loophole Abuse / Video Games
The 11th Diary Holder, the closest thing to a Big Bad in Mirai Nikki, has the "Watcher Diary", which gives him the power to spy on the contents of all other Diaries, effectively giving him access to all the other powers.

Source: All Your Powers Combined

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