Bystander

Bystander
Bystander By"stand`er, n. [By + stander, equiv. to stander-by; cf. AS. big-standan to stand by or near.] One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. [1913 Webster]

He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. --Palfrey. [1913 Webster]

Syn: Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer. [1913 Webster]


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  • bystander — onlooker, looker on, witness, eyewitness, *spectator, observer, beholder …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

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  • bystander — by|stand|er [ baı,stændər ] noun count someone who is in a particular place by chance when an accident or an unusual event happens but who is not directly connected with it: innocent bystander: Three innocent bystanders were wounded in the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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