onlooker

See also: on-looker

English

Etymology

From on +‎ look +‎ -er, probably from the verb look on, but compare with onlook.

Noun

onlooker (plural onlookers)

1. A spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.

   I wasn’t involved in the fight; I was only an onlooker.

Synonyms

• bystander

Translations

spectator, bystander

• Finnish: sivustakatsoja (fi)
• Slovak: prizerajúci (sa) m

Anagrams

• looker-on