onlooker

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈɒnlʊkər/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈɑnˌlʊkɚ, ˈɔn-/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(on′lŏŏk′ər, ôn′-)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
on•look•er /ˈɑnˌlʊkɚ, ˈɔn-/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. a person watching or looking at some action;
    spectator:onlookers to an accident.
on•look•ing, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
on•look•er  (on′lŏŏk′ər, ôn′-),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. spectator;
    observer;
    witness.
  • on + looker, after verb, verbal phrase look on 1600–10

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
onlooker / ˈɒnˌlʊkə/
  1. a person who observes without taking part
ˈonˌlooking
'onlooker' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bystander - grandstand - looker-on - spectator - stand by

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