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Observer vs Researcher - What's the difference?

observer | researcher |

As nouns the difference between observer and researcher

is that observer is one who makes observations, monitors or takes notice while researcher is one who researches.

observer

English

(wikipedia observer)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice
    • Most impartial observers agreed that Sampras had not served well.
  • One who adheres or follows laws, guidelines, etc.
    • I shall be an observer of the local customs.
  • A person sent as a representative, to a meeting or other function to monitor but not to participate
    • The UN sent many observers to the country's first elections.
  • (military) A crew member on an aircraft who makes observations of enemy positions or aircraft
    • The only crew-member to survive the crash was the Canadian observer .
  • (military) A sentry etc. manning an observation post
    • We waited till dusk when the observers' vision was poorest.

    Related terms

    * observance * observant * observation * observational * observatory * observe

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    researcher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who researches.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}