noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who perceives.
2. 2
   a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses wordnet

Synonyms

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Example

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"The universe does not seem to exist without a perceiver of that universe."

Etymology

From perceive + -er.

Related phrases

agent noun

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