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10 Language-to-English DictionariesEyewitness
/ˈaɪ.wɪt.nəs/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who has seen someone or something and can communicate that information, such as an accident or crime.
"The police interviewed the primary eyewitness to gather details about the suspect."
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Derived from or provided by someone who has personally seen an event occur.
"The newspaper featured a gripping eyewitness account of the dramatic rescue."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from the Middle English words 'eye', derived from Old English 'ēage', and 'witness', derived from Old English 'witnes' meaning testimony or knowledge. Recorded since the 16th century, it specifically describes a person who has personally seen an event, typically a crime or accident, take place.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Eyewitness" is said worldwide
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témoin oculaire
Transliteration: tem-wan ok-yul-air
"Un témoin oculaire a décrit le suspect à la police."
Augenzeuge
Transliteration: ow-gən-tsoy-gə
"Der Augenzeuge konnte den Unfall genau beschreiben."
testimone oculare
Transliteration: te-sti-mo-ne o-ku-la-re
"Un testimone oculare ha fornito dettagli cruciali alle autorità."
testigo presencial
Transliteration: tes-ti-go pre-sen-sial
"El testigo presencial reconoció al ladrón en la comisaría."
testemunha ocular
Transliteration: tes-te-mu-nyha o-ku-lar
"A testemunha ocular ajudou a polícia a fazer o retrato falado."
प्रत्यक्षदर्शी
Transliteration: pratyakshadarshi
"दुर्घटना के एक प्रत्यक्षदर्शी ने पुलिस को पूरी बात बताई।"
目击者
Transliteration: mù jī zhě
"警方正在寻找该案的目击者。"
목격자
Transliteration: mok-gyeok-ja
"목격자는 범인의 인상착을 자세히 기억하고 있었다."
目撃者
Transliteration: mokugekisha
"事件の目撃者が警察に証言を行った。"
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