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bystander

[ bahy-stan-der ]

noun

  1. a person present but not involved; chance spectator; onlooker.

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bystander

/ ˈɪˌæԻə /

noun

  1. a person present but not involved; onlooker; spectator
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of bystander1

First recorded in 1610–20; by- + stand ( def ) + -er 1( def )
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Mr Watson explained there were desperate attempts of "bystanders who tried to throw lifelines into the weir".

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They missed the Mongols, hitting instead two bystanders who weren’t affiliated with motorcycle gangs, the complaint said.

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A graphic video widely shared on social media showed him as he lay bleeding profusely on the street and an Israeli bystander jeered and heckled.

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She said her experience led her to conclude that there are no "innocent bystanders" in Gaza.

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He has been but a speck of lint on the Lakers’ lapel, a bit of dust at the end of the Lakers’ bench, a small and irrelevant bystander in the Lakers’ long and arduous journey.

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