onlooker

See also: on-looker

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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 — see spectator

Anagrams

• looker-on