1. a person who gives testimony based on what they have heard rather than seen
Usage: legal

Examples

• The earwitness testified that she heard the defendant threaten the victim.
• Police interviewed several earwitnesses who heard the argument next door.
• As an earwitness to the phone conversation, he could provide crucial evidence.
• The court relied on earwitness testimony since no one actually saw the incident.
• She served as an earwitness, describing the voices she heard that night.
• The earwitness could identify the suspect by his distinctive accent.