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Earwitness

//ˈɪə̯wɪtnəs// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A witness who provides evidence or testimony based on auditory observations.

    "But the Poor, as they cannot provide Persons to educate their Children; so from the Way in which they live together in poor Families, a Child must be an Eye and Ear-witness of the worst Part of his Parents Talk and Behaviour."

Verb
  1. 1
    To hear an event or incident directly. transitive

Etymology

Etymology 1

From ear + witness, by analogy with eyewitness.

Etymology 2

From ear + witness, by analogy with eyewitness.

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