BYSTANDER

bystander

(noun) a nonparticipant spectator

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

bystander (plural bystanders)

A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator.

Synonym: onlooker

Anagrams

• stander by, stander-by

Source: Wiktionary


By"stand`er, n. Etym: [By + stander, equiv. to stander-by; cf. AS. big-standan to stand by or near.]

Definition: One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting. He addressed the bystanders and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey.

Syn.

– Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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