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bystander

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by⋅stand⋅er

  [bahy-stan-der]
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–noun
a person present but not involved; chance spectator; onlooker.
Origin:
1610–20; by- + stander

Synonyms:
observer, viewer, passerby, witness; rubberneck, sidewalk superintendent.
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by·stand·er   (bī'stān'dər)   
n.  A person who is present at an event without participating in it.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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