how to pronounce observer

/əbˈzɜː.vəɹ/

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observer is pronounced in three syllables

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An example use of observer in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… or not a conscious observer it could be …”

meaning of observer

An observer is someone who watches or observes something.

observer frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word observer occurs in english on average 16.6 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics observer can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that observer can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) people, society, and culture;

3) transport and travel;