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bystander

[ bahy-stan-der ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a person present but not involved; chance spectator; onlooker.
Synonyms: sidewalk superintendent, rubberneck, witness, passerby, viewer, observer

bystander

/ ˈbaɪˌstændə /

First recorded in 1610–20; by- + stand ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

According to police, Frias got into a disagreement with a bystander at the scene.

Wahlberg fled from the scene and approached a bystander, Hoa Trinh, also Vietnamese.

Video of the horrific episode was captured by a bystander, Ramsey Orta, who then sold it to the New York Daily News.

A video of the confrontation shot by a bystander shows Garner surrounded by a group of police officers.

A curious bystander wanted to start a conversation with Abdullah.

"The innocent bystander usually gets shot in the leg," the boss ripped out, with the brittlest kind of humor.

But looking down on Bland's cabin, he reflected that his irritation was rooted in the fact that he did not want to be a bystander.

A bystander inquires what has become of the nose of the bust?

I asked a bystander where they were going and what was to be done to them, for I did not know at the time that I was near Tyburn.

"I did not believe that anything could shake Darcy's nerve, but he certainly played that game ill," said a bystander.

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