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earwitness
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈɪəˌwɪt.nəs/ us /ˈɪrˌwɪt.nəs/
a person who heard something such as a crime happen, or heard someone say something about it, but did not see the event or person:
Earwitnesses may not accurately recognize the voices they hear.
Earwitness testimony may be less reliable than eyewitness evidence.
Compare
eyewitness
Our research examines how well earwitnesses can identify the voice of an alleged perpetrator.
We may have to turn to earwitnesses if nobody else comes forward.
The interview is an earwitness account of the events.
The research questions the usefulness of earwitness evidence.
It can be useful to get an earwitness response to a range of voices.
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