Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Observer

Observer , noun

1.
One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer.
The observed of all observers. — Shakespeare
Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure prognostic, when to dread a shower. — Swift
2.
One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice.
Diligent observers of old customs. — Spenser
These... hearkened unto observers of times. — Deut. xviii. 14
3.
One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises.
4.
A sycophantic follower. [Obsolete] — Beau. & Fl