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Webster 1913 Edition


Bystander

By′standˊer

,
Noun.
[
By
+
stander
, equiv. to
stander-by
; cf. AS.
big-standan
to stand by or near.]
One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.
He addressed the
bystanders
and scattered pamphlets among them.
Palfrey.
Syn. – Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.

Definition 2024


bystander

bystander

English

Noun

bystander (plural bystanders)

  1. A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator.

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