onlooker
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ər, ˈɔn- noun
spectator; observer; witness.
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onlooker (ˈɒnˌlʊkə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| a person who observes without taking part | |
| 'onlooking | |
| —adj | |
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Onlooker
is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
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Example sentences
To this onlooker, the family resemblance was not readily apparent.
The real hunter does not go into that world of nature as a casual onlooker, but as an active participant.
To any onlooker, he must have seemed a fledgling tumbled from a low-hanging bough.
With so many people fingering the pie, one onlooker already expects vigorous debate as these reports begin to circulate.
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