Meaning

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

    Zuschauer, Schaulustiger

    свиде́тельsvidételʹ, наблюда́тельnabljudátelʹ, очеви́децočevídec

More definitions
  • a nonparticipant spectator

Examples

13 sentences
  1. I'm just an innocent bystander.

    deIch bin nur ein unbeteiligter Zuschauer.

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  2. Tom was an innocent bystander.

    ruТом был невинным очевидцем.

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  3. Tom wasn't an innocent bystander.

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  4. The con artists needed a patsy to take the fall, so they framed an innocent bystander.

    Шахраям був потрібен цап-відбувайло, тому вони підставили невинного перехожого.

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  5. Tom wasn't just an innocent bystander.

    deTom war nicht bloß ein unbeteiligter Dritter.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator:

Origin

From by- + stander. Compare passerby.

From by- + stander. Compare passerby.

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