earwitness

== English == === Etymology === From ear +‎ witness, by analogy with eyewitness. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɪə̯wɪtnəs/, /-wɪtnɪs/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɪɹwɪtnəs/, /-wɪtnɪs/ Hyphenation: ear‧wit‧ness === Noun === earwitness (plural earwitnesses) A witness who provides evidence or testimony based on auditory observations. [from 16th c.] ==== Translations ==== === Verb === earwitness (third-person singular simple present earwitnesses, present participle earwitnessing, simple past and past participle earwitnessed) (transitive) To hear an event or incident directly. === Anagrams === wateriness