überwachende
Überwachende is a German noun derived from the present participle of überwachen, meaning to monitor or supervise. In German it denotes a person who supervises, observes, or controls a process or activity. The term is used as a substantive and can take gendered forms: der Überwachende (masculine singular), die Überwachende (feminine singular), and die Überwachenden (plural). In some constructions das Überwachende may occur to refer to the act or the overseeing in neuter contexts, but the standard forms for people are the masculine, feminine, and plural variants.
Etymology and usage notes: Überwachende combines überwachen with the agentive suffix -ende, producing an agent noun
Relationship to related terms: Überwachung refers to the act of surveillance or monitoring itself, whereas Überwachende