eyewitness
noun /ˈaɪwɪtnəs/
/ˈaɪwɪtnəs/
- a person who has seen a crime, accident, etc. and can describe it afterwards
- an eyewitness account of the suffering of the refugees
Synonyms witnesswitnesssee also witness- observer
- onlooker
- passer-by
- bystander
- eyewitness
- witness a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law:
- Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
- observer a person who sees something happen:
- According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
- onlooker a person who watches something that is happening but is not involved in it:
- A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.
- passer-by a person who is going past somebody/something by chance, especially when something unexpected happens:
- Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
- bystander a person who is near and can see what is happening when something such as an accident or fight takes place:
- Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
- eyewitness a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards.
- a witness/an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander/an eyewitness sees something
- an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses something
Extra ExamplesTopics Crime and punishmentb2- Police are comparing two eyewitness accounts of the events.
- One eyewitness saw the gunmen leave the building.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryEyewitness is used before these nouns:- account
- identification
- report
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