One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view anything. We . . . were eyewitnesses of his majesty. 2 Pet. i. 16.
eyewitnessverb
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To be present at an event or incident, and see and observe it.
eyewitnessnoun
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Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it.
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