onlooker

[ on-look-er, awn- ]
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noun
  1. spectator; observer; witness.

Origin of onlooker

1
1600–10; on + looker, after verb phrase look on

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British Dictionary definitions for onlooker

onlooker

/ (ˈɒnˌlʊkə) /


noun
  1. a person who observes without taking part

Derived forms of onlooker

  • onlooking, adjective

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