eyeballer

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   One who estimates or judges based on visual inspection rather than detailed analysis.

   • Eyeballers reject the more structured approaches to analysis that break down the data into small units and, from the perspective of the eyeballers, destroy the wholeness and some of the meaningfulness of the data.
   • Now a master eyeballer, I could accurately transpose almost any food into the equivalent value of another.
2. 2

   A voyeur or inquisitive person.

   • 'Anyway, I'm no eyeballer, Miss Ruth.'
   • Well, in fact most of the time it ain't so bad, and even kind of sightly when you look at me, an old guy writing poetry in the waiting room at Hancock Airport, all these eyeballers that think I'm wigged or something.
   • Frankly, the police hoped for a rainy summer, for there were more eyeballers and agitators driving around trying to see how many Negroes were using the pools than there were people swimming.
3. 3

   An investigator who watches for signs of anything unusual or suspicious.

   • He must be a curbside eyeballer, a fence jumper, broad jumper, roof climber, cliff scaler, steeplejack and second story man.
   • Hell, Kate's one of the best eyeballers around, and even she couldn't place any one of them at any one place at any one time the night Hosford died.
   • We could take a look at the area first and station men where somebody can see him all the time -- lots easier'n mushin' and less likely to spook him away from his regular trail. Let's go scout out some likely places to plant eyeballers.
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   1. 4

      A secret accomplice who surreptitiously watches the competition and interferes by causing…

      A secret accomplice who surreptitiously watches the competition and interferes by causing a distraction to prevent the opponent from getting a good shot.

      • He would wear a phony diamond ring to flash in your eye, and he would have an “eyeballer” or kibitzer in the audience who would make a sudden noise or otherwise distract you while you were shooting.
      • We are not bothered by eyeballers, since we manage to keep the lid on about the sting and the rematch, and Carbuncle Harry and the boys have no idea of what is coming down; for this I am very relieved.
   2. 5

      Someone who stares at another in order to intimidate them.

      • The dominant eyeballer, on the other hand, may interpret this as a significant victory in the psychological battle that accompanies the actual competition; that interpretation will enhance his or her confidence.
      • And any attempt to stare her down proved futile; she was a cow who simply could not be eyeballed without the eyeballer ending up burned out.
   3. 6

      Something eye-catching or worth noticing.

      • Maybe you noticed on the sport-show or the streets? No commercials. No ads. That's right. NO ADS. An eyeballer for you.
      • "Oh no-o-o-o. What a bust. I was expecting an eyeballer, but it was a total come-on.” “Eyeballer?” “Dealer slang for a flashy thing, a sweet-looking sports car, but crazy affordable, at least according to the ad,” Micah said.

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