目撃者(もくげきしゃ)

もくげきしゃ
noun
eyewitness
person
1. eyewitness; witness
A person who directly sees an event, especially a crime or accident, and can provide testimony about what they observed.
彼(かれ)はその事件(じけん)の目撃者(もくげきしゃ)だ。
He is an eyewitness to the incident.
警察(けいさつ)は目撃者(もくげきしゃ)を探(さが)している。
The police are looking for witnesses.
目撃者(もくげきしゃ)の証言(しょうげん)が事件(じけん)解決(かいけつ)の鍵(かぎ)になった。
The eyewitness testimony became the key to solving the case.

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Related: 目撃(もくげき) (witnessing (noun/verb))
Related: 証人(しょうにん) (witness (legal))
Related: 目撃(もくげき)する (to witness)
Related: 証言(しょうげん) (testimony)
Related: 発見者(はっけんしゃ) (discoverer)
Compare: 遭遇者(そうぐうしゃ) (person who encounters)
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Added 2026.2.3 11:58 · Revised 2026.10.4 9:21
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