onlooker
One who looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participatingOne who looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating; an observer, a spectator.
» Tom and Mary were among the onlookers.
Том и Мэри были среди зевак. — odexed
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1 sensesOne who looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating; an observer, a spectator.
I wasn’t involved in the fight; I was only an onlooker.
someone who looks on
Examples
16 sentencesTom and Mary were among the onlookers.
ruТом и Мэри были среди зевак. — odexed
The onlookers watched nervously.
The onlookers cheered her in amazement.
Emergency services were hampered by onlookers.
deSchaulustige behinderten die Rettungskräfte. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
A crowd of onlookers had gathered.
ruСобралась толпа зевак. — marafon
Origin
Proto-West Germanic *lōkōnProto-West Germanic *lōkōn
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