hawkeye
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8.6
A person who notices small details that others miss
- noun
- /ˈhɔːˌkaɪ/
:
observador
- With his hawkeye, he noticed the tiny discrepancies in the financial report.
Examples
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She has a hawkeye for spotting typos in documents before they go to print.
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He had a hawkeye for detail work on drop-cap lettering and the art that once led chapter heads in books.
Academic text (2005) -
Being a hawkeye, she could easily see the subtle changes in her friend's mood.
Synonyms
spotter
vshawkeye
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4.4
A person who watches closely and reports storms, dangers, or animal sightings
is about noticing tiny details broadly rather than only watching for danger
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9.9
A person who watches carefully to find out what happened
is a general observer who notices small details others miss
Antonyms
Compounds
How Observant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Hawkeye comes from the idea of a hawk's very sharp eye, so a 'hawkeye' is someone who notices small details that others miss.