observador

/obseɾbaˈdoɾ/ · B2 · adj

observant

👀🔍 observador = observe + -dor (one who does): the one who watches closely

Spanish observar means to watch, from Latin observare. The suffix -dor marks a doer, like in trabajador (worker). So observador is the one who observes, and as an adjective, someone observant. Sounds close to English observer.

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