Bystander

Definitions

A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator.

Equivalents

Examples

“If he wins, he will be at liberty, perhaps, to give⟳ vent to a laugh⟳, or to pass⟳ a remark⟳ on the circumstance to a bystander, or to stake again, or to double⟳ his stake; but, even this he must do solely out of curiosity, and for the pleasure of watching the play⟳ of chances and of calculations, and not because of any vulgar desire to win⟳.”

“Conservative influencer Nick Sortor is handcuffed Thursday night by a police officer outside an ICE facility in Portland, Oregon, a bystander video shows; the video does not show⟳ events leading up to the arrest.”

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