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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

eyewitness
    n 1: a spectator who can describe what happened
    v 1: be present at an event and see it with one's own eyes

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Eyewitness \Eye"wit`ness\, n.
   One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of
   anything.
   [1913 Webster]

         We . . . were eyewitnesses of his majesty. --2 Pet. i.
                                                  16.
   [1913 Webster]

3. Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856)

EYE-WITNESS. One who saw the act or fact to which he testifies. When an eye-
witness testifies, and is a man of intelligence and integrity, much reliance 
must be placed on his testimony, for he has the means of making known the 
truth.

Thesaurus Results for eyewitness:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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