looker-on
[ look-er-on, -awn ]
/ ˌlʊk ərˈɒn, -ˈɔn /
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noun, plural look·ers-on.
a person who looks on; onlooker; witness; spectator.
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Origin of looker-on
1530–40; look on + -er1
Words nearby looker-on
look blank, look daggers, lookdown, look down on, looker, looker-on, look for, look forward to, Look Homeward, Angel, lookie-likie, look-in
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