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[ bahy-stan-der ] / ˈbaɪˌstæn dər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR bystander ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna person present but not involved; chance spectator; onlooker. Origin of bystanderFirst recorded in 1610–20; by- + stand + -er1 SYNONYMS FOR bystanderobserver, viewer, passerby, witness; rubberneck, sidewalk superintendent. SEE SYNONYMS FOR bystander ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby bystanderByronic, Byronic hero, byrrus, byssinosis, byssus, bystander, by storm, by-street, by surprise, by-talk, byte Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bystanderMy colleagues don’t want to discuss the fact that someone might have said a sly comment that everyone heard, but they’re all complicit bystanders. ‘It’s all been plan, plan, plan mode:’ Agencies have big ideas for greater diversity, but more action is needed|Seb Joseph|September 15, 2020|Digiday The world learned of this event because a bystander recorded and shared video of the encounter. Why some senior officers are making it harder for police departments to fight racism|matthewheimer|August 26, 2020|Fortune One bystander said he was told to tell the media that they were from al Qaeda in Yemen, or al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula. France Mourns—and Hunts|Nico Hines, Christopher Dickey|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST According to police, Frias got into a disagreement with a bystander at the scene. Texas Gun Slingers Police the Police—With a Black Panthers Tactic|Brandy Zadrozny|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Wahlberg fled from the scene and approached a bystander, Hoa Trinh, also Vietnamese. Mark Wahlberg’s Pardon Plea: A Look Back At His Troubling, Violent, and Racist Rap Sheet|Marlow Stern|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST Video of the horrific episode was captured by a bystander, Ramsey Orta, who then sold it to the New York Daily News. Before Eric Garner, There Was Michael Stewart: The Tragic Story of the Real-Life Radio Raheem|Marlow Stern|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST A video of the confrontation shot by a bystander shows Garner surrounded by a group of police officers. After No Indictment for Eric Garner Killer, Is NYC the Next Ferguson?|Jacob Siegel|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST Each pretended to admire the other with an extravagance of show which made it hard for the bystander to repress doubts and smiles. Atlantic Monthly,Volume 14, No. 82, August, 1864|Various The Countess was quiet, sullen,—and to a bystander would have appeared to be indifferent. Lady Anna|Anthony Trollope It came from a bystander lying flat on his belly inside the mouth: he had crawled in as far as he could. But he dared not pelt the mongrel after what the bystander had said. The Girls of Central High in Camp|Gertrude W. Morrison The rules of evidence to the bystander seem an inhuman farce. The Man in Court|Frederic DeWitt Wells
British Dictionary definitions for bystander
nouna person present but not involved; onlooker; spectator Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to bystandereyewitness, observer, spectator, onlooker, passerby, viewer, kibitzer, witness, watcher, looker-on, gaper |