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onlooker

Onlooker (noun) means a spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.

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A spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.
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Etymology

From on + look + -er, probably from the verb look on, but compare with onlook.

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"onlooker" (noun) means a spectator; someone looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating.

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