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Definitions for onlooker
ˈɒnˌlʊk ər, ˈɔn-on·look·er
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Princeton's WordNet
onlooker, looker-onnoun
someone who looks on
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onlookernoun
A spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.
I wasn't in the fight, I was only an onlooker.
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onlooker
An onlooker is a person who observes a situation or event but does not participate in it. They are spectators or bystanders who watch what is happening without getting involved.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Onlooker
on′lōōk-ėr, n. a looker on, observer.—adj. On′looking.
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Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of onlooker in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of onlooker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6
Examples of onlooker in a Sentence
They got into a canoe, intending simply to retrieve the ball, and somehow got pushed by wind or tide into the open bay, about 30 minutes later they were spotted by an onlooker from land, who saw them far out from shore, and called the police. After that last sighting, they were not seen again. The Coast Guard recovered their canoe, which was capsized and miles away, at approximately 6:30( Thursday) evening.
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- Schaulustiger, Zuschauerin, ZuschauerGerman
- spektantoEsperanto
- pealtvaatajaEstonian
- sivustakatsojaFinnish
- badaud, badaude, spectatrice, spectateurFrench
- néző, nézelődőHungarian
- 見物人, 傍観者Japanese
- гледач, посматрачMacedonian
- toeschouwerDutch
- tilskuerNorwegian
- зевака, наблюдательница, зрительница, наблюдатель, зрительRussian
- posmatrač, gledalac, гледатељ, гледалац, посматрач, gledateljSerbo-Croatian
- åskådareSwedish
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