eyewitness

Definition

Someone who sees an event and can report or testify about it.

Etymology

From eye + witness.

Example Sentences

• "And the girl's fate he could picture as plainly as though he were an eyewitness to it."
• "The evidence of eyewitnesses and the distance travelled after the initial derailment confirmed that the train was travelling at 45 to 50 m.p.h. as it became derailed."
• "There was no eyewitness report or independent confirmation for the strike near the town of Mareesa that was also reported by the Dubai-based Al-Arabiya television network."