Definitions for onlookerˈɒnˌlʊk ər, ˈɔn-

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

on•look•erˈɒnˌlʊk ər, ˈɔn-(n.)

  1. (adv.)a spectator; observer; witness.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. onlooker, looker-on(noun)

    someone who looks on

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. onlooker(noun)ˈɒnˌlʊk ər, ˈɔn-

    sb who is watching something happen

    onlookers gazing at strange lights in the night sky

Wiktionary

  1. onlooker(Noun)

    A spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.

    I wasnu2019t in the fight, I was only an onlooker.


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Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

onlooker(noun)

a person who watches something happening

A crowd of onlookers had gathered round the two men who were fighting.

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