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onlooker

(ɒnlʊkəʳ)
Word forms: plural onlookers
countable noun
An onlooker is someone who watches an event take place but does not take part in it.
A handful of onlookers stand in the field watching.
Synonyms: spectator, witness, observer, viewer More Synonyms of onlooker

onlooker in British English

(ˈɒnˌlʊkə)
noun
a person who observes without taking part
Derived forms
onlooking (ˈonˌlooking)
adjective

onlooker in American English

(ˈɑnˌlʊkər)
noun
a person who watches without taking part; spectator
Derived forms
onlooking (ˈonˌlooking)
adjective, noun

Examples of 'onlooker' in a sentence
onlooker

For many onlookers the question is who is in control?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The onlookers would have taken the flyers home and passed them to friends.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
And onlookers would simply take out their phones.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Workers set about fixing the tacky decorations on lampposts as stunned onlookers enjoyed the summer sunshine.
The Sun (2009)
Onlookers watched as he rounded on the loo worker in a foul-mouthed rant at the afterparty.
The Sun (2013)
Meanwhile, a mysterious male onlooker watches from behind.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The attack stunned onlookers at a grocery industry conference in London.
The Sun (2009)
 One horrified onlooker said she thought the row was sparked by a blonde in her 20s.
The Sun (2011)
According to one onlooker the minister's face dropped.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
The embarrassed Hunt promptly rushes over to apologise to a stunned onlooker who is hit by the brass bell.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
That night, in the view of many onlookers, removed the doubt.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The MoD banned photography and required onlookers to stand at least 15m from the drone.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 One horrified onlooker said: 'The ice could have cracked at any time.
The Sun (2010)
And one onlooker said: 'It was obvious where it was going to end.
The Sun (2010)
 One shaken onlooker said after hundreds of rioters were finally driven back: 'They wore masks and threw bricks.
The Sun (2010)
It's just the usual shouting and milling about, with the surreal addition of onlookers jostling to take photographs.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
She fumbled with her cane, and as she nestled herself into her seat, the onlookers just watched with questions and concern.
Christianity Today (2000)
Yet just a day before his death he had performed a rehearsal in Los Angeles that had left onlookers stunned by its quality.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)

In other languages
onlooker

British English: onlooker /ˈɒnˌlʊkə/ NOUN
An onlooker is someone who watches an event take place but does not take part in it.
A small crowd of onlookers were there to watch.
  • American English: bystander
  • Arabic: مُشَاهِدٌ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: espectador
  • Chinese: 旁观者
  • Croatian: promatrač
  • Czech: přihlížející
  • Danish: tilskuer
  • Dutch: toeschouwer
  • European Spanish: espectador testigo
  • Finnish: sivustakatsoja
  • French: badaud
  • German: Zuschauer
  • Greek: θεατής
  • Italian: spettatore
  • Japanese: 傍観者
  • Korean: 방관자
  • Norwegian: tilskuer
  • Polish: widz
  • European Portuguese: espectador
  • Romanian: spectator
  • Russian: зритель
  • Latin American Spanish: espectador
  • Swedish: åskådare
  • Thai: ผู้เห็นเหตุการณ์
  • Turkish: izleyici
  • Ukrainian: спостерігач
  • Vietnamese: người xem

Chinese translation of 'onlooker'

onlooker

(ˈɔnlukəʳ)

n (c)

  1. 旁观(觀)者 (pángguānzhě) (名, míng)
(noun) 
Definition
a person who observes without taking part
A handful of onlookers stood around watching.
Synonyms
spectator
Thirty thousand spectators watched the final game.
witness
No witnesses of the crash have come forward.
observer
A casual observer would have assumed they were siblings.
viewer
The series is watched by around 19 million viewers every week.
looker-on
watcher
A perceptive watcher would have realised something was wrong.
eyewitness
Eyewitnesses say that the thieves were armed.
bystander
Bystanders filmed the incident on their phones.
sightseer

Additional synonyms

in the sense of bystander
Definition
a person present but not involved
Bystanders filmed the incident on their phones.
Synonyms
onlooker,
passer-by,
spectator,
witness,
observer,
viewer,
looker-on,
watcher,
eyewitness
in the sense of eyewitness
Definition
a person present at an event who can describe what happened
Eyewitnesses say that the thieves were armed.
Synonyms
observer,
witness,
spectator,
looker-on,
viewer,
passer-by,
watcher,
onlooker,
bystander
in the sense of observer
A casual observer would have assumed they were siblings.
Synonyms
witness,
viewer,
spectator,
looker-on,
watcher,
onlooker,
eyewitness,
bystander,
spotter,
fly on the wall,
beholder

Nearby words of
onlooker

  • onerous
  • ongoing
  • onion
  • onlooker
  • only
  • onomatopoeic
  • onrush

Synonyms of 'onlooker'

onlooker

Explore 'onlooker' in the dictionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of viewer
Definition
a person who views something, esp. television
The series is watched by around 19 million viewers every week.
Synonyms
watcher,
observer,
spectator,
onlooker,
couch potato (informal),
TV watcher,
one of an audience
in the sense of watcher
A perceptive watcher would have realised something was wrong.
Synonyms
viewer,
witness,
observer,
spy,
spectator,
looker-on,
onlooker,
lookout,
fly on the wall
in the sense of witness
Definition
a person who has seen or can give first-hand evidence of some event
No witnesses of the crash have come forward.
Synonyms
observer,
viewer,
spectator,
looker-on,
watcher,
onlooker,
eyewitness,
bystander,
beholder
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