bystander

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbaɪstændər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbaɪˌstændɚ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bī′stan′dər)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
by•stand•er /ˈbaɪˌstændɚ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person present but not involved;
    onlooker:He claimed to be an innocent bystander.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
by•stand•er  (bī′stan′dər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person present but not involved;
    chance spectator;
    onlooker.
  • by- + stander 1610–20
    observer, viewer, passerby, witness; rubberneck, sidewalk superintendent.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bystander / ˈbaɪˌstændə/
  1. a person present but not involved; onlooker; spectator
'bystander' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
by - by- - sidewalk superintendent - witness

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