Eyeballer
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 One who estimates or judges based on visual inspection rather than detailed analysis.
"Eyeballers reject the more structured approaches to analysis that break down the data into small units and, from the perspective of the eyeballers, destroy the wholeness and some of the meaningfulness of the data."
- 2 A voyeur or inquisitive person.
"'Anyway, I'm no eyeballer, Miss Ruth.'"
- 3 An investigator who watches for signs of anything unusual or suspicious.
"He must be a curbside eyeballer, a fence jumper, broad jumper, roof climber, cliff scaler, steeplejack and second story man."
- 4 A secret accomplice who surreptitiously watches the competition and interferes by causing a distraction to prevent the opponent from getting a good shot.
"He would wear a phony diamond ring to flash in your eye, and he would have an “eyeballer” or kibitzer in the audience who would make a sudden noise or otherwise distract you while you were shooting."
- 5 Someone who stares at another in order to intimidate them.
"The dominant eyeballer, on the other hand, may interpret this as a significant victory in the psychological battle that accompanies the actual competition; that interpretation will enhance his or her confidence."
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- 6 Something eye-catching or worth noticing.
"Maybe you noticed on the sport-show or the streets? No commercials. No ads. That's right. NO ADS. An eyeballer for you."
Example
More examples"Eyeballers reject the more structured approaches to analysis that break down the data into small units and, from the perspective of the eyeballers, destroy the wholeness and some of the meaningfulness of the data."
Etymology
From eyeball + -er (agent noun suffix) or, for something eye-catching, + -er (patient suffix).
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