Observant vs Observer - What's the difference?
observant | observer |
Alert and paying close attention; watchful.
Diligently attentive in observing a law, custom, duty or principle; regardful; mindful.
* Sir K. Digby
One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
(military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
(military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post
Observant is a related term of observer.
As nouns the difference between observer and observant
is that observer is one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice while Observant is a member of a Franciscan order that strictly observes the rules of St. Francis.As an adjective observant is
alert and paying close attention; watchful.observant
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The observant police officer noticed that my tax disk was out-of-date.
- I was normally observant of the local parking restrictions.
- We are told how observant Alexander was of his master Aristotle.
Antonyms
* introspective * nonobservant * unobservantAnagrams
* ----observer
English
(wikipedia observer)Noun
(en noun)- Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
- I shall be an observer of the local customs.
- The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
- The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer .
- We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.