perceiver n 1: a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses [syn: {perceiver}, {percipient}, {observer}, {beholder}]
Perceiver \Per*ceiv"er\ (p[~e]r*s[=e]v"[~e]r), n. One who perceives (in any of the senses of the verb). --Milton. [1913 Webster]