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by- + stander
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- IPA(key): /ˈbaɪˌstænd.ə(ɹ)/
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bystander (plural bystanders)
- A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.
- Synonym: onlooker
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a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
- Arabic: مُتَفَرِّج m (mutafarrij)
- Burmese: ဘေးလူ (my) (bhe:lu)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 旁觀者／旁观者 (zh) (pángguānzhě)
- Dutch: omstander (nl) m
- Finnish: sivullinen (fi), sivustakatsoja (fi)
- French: passant (fr) m, badaud (fr) m
- Georgian: დამკვირვებელი (damḳvirvebeli), მოწმე (moc̣me), მაყურებელი (maq̇urebeli)
- German: Zuschauer (de) m, Schaulustiger (de) m
- Hungarian: bámészkodó (hu), nézelődő (hu)
- Italian: astante (it) m, convenuto (it) m
- Old English: ymbstandend m, ætstandend m
- Polish: naoczny świadek m
- Portuguese: espectador (pt) m
- Russian: свиде́тель (ru) m (svidételʹ) (witness), наблюда́тель (ru) m (nabljudátelʹ) (observer), очеви́дец (ru) m (očevídec)
- Spanish: mirón (es) m, mirona (es) f, transeúnte (es) m or f, espectador (es) m, curioso (es) m, cotilla (es)
- Swedish: åskådare (sv) c
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