Hypernyms for "witness"
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adverse witness
attestant
attester
browser
bystander
catch
character witness
cheerer
deponent
deposer
expert witness
eyewitness
gawker
hostile witness
lay witness
looker-on
material witness
motion-picture fan
moviegoer
ogler
onlooker
peeper
Peeping Tom
playgoer
rubberneck
rubbernecker
shahadah
spy
starer
testifier
theatergoer
theatregoer
voyeur
What are hypernyms?
Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.
Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.