1.
eyewitness; witness
A person who directly sees an event, especially a crime or accident, and can provide testimony about what they observed.
彼はその事件の目撃者だ。
He is an eyewitness to the incident.
警察は目撃者を探している。
The police are looking for witnesses.
目撃者の証言が事件解決の鍵になった。
The eyewitness testimony became the key to solving the case.
RELATED TERMS:
- 目撃する (to witness)
- 証人 (witness - legal term)
- 証言 (testimony)
COMMON PATTERNS:
- 目撃者を探す (to look for witnesses)
- 目撃者の証言 (eyewitness testimony)