onlookernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈɒnˌlʊk.ər/us/ˈɑːnˌlʊk.ɚ/someone who watches something that is happening in a public place but is not involved in it:
A crowd of curious onlookers soon gathered to see what was happening.
Synonym
looker-on
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Audiences and spectators
- bums on seats idiom
- bystander
- captive audience
- concertgoer
- consumption
- crowd
- fan
- fly
- fly on the wall idiom
- goer
- listener
- observer
- pep rally
- seat
- spectator
- supporter
- watcher
- watcher
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