Definition of eyewitness in English: eyewitness
noun A person who has seen something happen and can give a first-hand description of it.
as modifier ‘eyewitness accounts of the London blitz’
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‘Tom and Gerry were eyewitnesses to the incident and both made statements to the police which they subsequently signed.’ ‘The brother, whilst intoxicated, was an eyewitness and his evidence was important.’ ‘The petition referred to eyewitnesses reporting his later detention, harsh interrogation and cruel torture.’ ‘There were no arrests and the protest was described by an eyewitness as ‘angry, but peaceful’.’ ‘The eyewitness gives a version of events different from that of the complainant.’ ‘Both girls were in attendance and eyewitnesses to the assault and reportedly said so quite clearly.’ ‘As is usual in cases involving allegations of sexual contact with children, there were no eyewitnesses.’ ‘The prosecution produced no eyewitnesses or physical evidence linking them to the crime.’ ‘So there is no doubt in the whole wide world the prosecution must tell you about all eyewitnesses, and they did not.’ ‘The only eyewitness to that was Brad Townsend who put it at 12.30 am when he saw him at the door.’ ‘The conviction was based on the evidence of eyewitnesses, none of whom saw the knife in the hands of anyone but the appellant.’ ‘Several eyewitnesses testified against Sophonow but there were problems with each one.’ ‘Several eyewitnesses reported observing the airplane flying over the city prior to the accident.’ ‘Getting firsthand accounts from eyewitnesses is paramount to the story, noted Benedict.’ ‘You cannot have a rule, which is set in stone, that in every case you have to have an eyewitness that corroborates.’ ‘Another eyewitness described the dangers immigrants faced at the border fence.’ ‘I make the observation that very rarely is there an eyewitness to offences of this type.’ ‘One eyewitness described how the man took three shocks from the controversial weapon but said it had little effect.’ ‘I am going to deal with the evidence that you heard of the eyewitnesses.’ ‘Two armed men, described by eyewitnesses as being of African descent, got out and started shooting at the group.’ Synonyms
observer , onlooker, witness, looker-on, bystander, spectator, watcher, viewer, passer-by
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