gazer

2 4.0

A person who looks at something for a long time with interest or wonder

noun
/ˈɡeɪzər/

: observador

The children stood as eager gazers at the zoo, fascinated by the lions playing in their enclosure.
Star Gazer

All I mean, was this gazer fucking for real?

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Examples

The ASP's Klumpke-Roberts Award for 2000 goes to Jack E. Horkheimer, the Star Gazer, for his thirty years or more of reaching the public and exciting them about astronomy.

Academic text (2000)
He became a gazer at the art exhibit, captivated by the vibrant colors and intricate details of the paintings.
"We try to be crystal-ball gazers, but clearly it's going to be a while before the markets settle down."

Blog text (28)
"Star gazer sees Martians."

It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Lachlan Walker, general manager of the Sheraton Mirage at Port Douglas, said his hotel started taking group bookings from star-gazers two years ago.

Blog text (28)
As a devoted star gazer, she often spends nights lying on the grass, admiring the constellations.

Synonyms

viewer

vsgazer

477 1.3

A person who watches TV or films

gives sustained, wonder-filled attention rather than casual media watching

observer

vsgazer

305 2.8

A person who watches and notices things, often to give expert opinion

gives prolonged, curious attention rather than analytical or expert observation

watcher

vsgazer

89 3.9

A person who watches a place or people to keep them safe

looks with interest and wonder rather than watch with duty

onlooker

vsgazer

24 3.2

A person who watches something without taking part

spends long moments observing with interest rather than simply standing by

beholder

vsgazer

21 5.8

A person who looks at something

looks for a long time with interest or wonder rather than general seeing

looker

vsgazer

8 3.8

A person who watches or looks at something, for example at a museum

describes prolonged admiring looking rather than slang for attractiveness

lookie

vsgazer

Informal

3 9.9

A person who watches something without taking part

means prolonged, interested looking rather than casual bystander watching

gaper

vsgazer

1 7.5

A person who stares with their mouth open in surprise or curiosity

looks steadily with quiet interest rather than open surprise

starer

vsgazer

1 6.7

A person who looks at someone for a long time in an unfriendly way

looks long with interest or wonder rather than with hostility

perceiver

vsgazer

1 7.5

A person who notices things using their senses

sustains attention in wonder rather than simply registering sensations

looker-on

vsgazer

4.4

A person who watches an event without taking part

gives long, wonder-filled attention rather than merely observing as a spectator

Antonyms

ignorer

8.5

A person who does not pay attention to people or things on purpose

Compounds

navel-gazer

Offensive

1 9.6

A person who spends too much time thinking about their own feelings and ignores other people

How Attentive

observer

305 2.8

gazer

2 4.0

gawker

Informal

7 7.6

onlooker

24 3.2

viewer

477 1.3

Surface Forms

gazer singular

gazers plural

Morphology

gazer = gaze (transparent) = gaze + er

Formed by the productive agentive suffix '-er' added to the verb 'gaze', so the meaning 'a person who gazes' is directly inferable.

Etymology

Gazer comes from the verb gaze, which means to 'look steadily' or 'look with wonder'. Think of a stargazer looking at the sky; a gazer is someone who looks at something for a long time with interest.