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Watson

/ˈwɑts(ə)n/ noun C2
  1. Any character who acts as a catalyst for the detective protagonist's mental processes in a mystery story; a consciousness that is privy to facts in the case without being in on the conclusions drawn from them until the proper time. After William L. DeAndrea, discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

Plural Watsons

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“My blushes, Watson!” Holmes murmured in a deprecating voice.
The Valley of Fear, p. 2 · C1
“You are developing a certain unexpected vein of pawky humour, Watson, against which I must learn to guard myself.
The Valley of Fear, p. 2 · C1
That’s genius, Watson.
The Valley of Fear, p. 2 · C1
“Exactly, my dear Watson!
The Valley of Fear, p. 3 · C1

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