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onlooker
[ on-look-er, awn- ]
/ ˈɒnˌlʊk ər, ˈɔn- /
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noun
spectator; observer; witness.
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onlooker
/ (ˈɒnˌlʊkə) /
noun
a person who observes without taking part
Derived forms of onlooker
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