bystander
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Synonyms
observer, onlooker, spectator, viewer, watcher
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His rescue efforts were photographed by bystanders and posted on Facebook. — The Christian Science Monitor, "Sunshine on a shakedown culture," 20 Aug. 2019 Worrell was not the target of the shooting, but an innocent bystander. — David Owens, courant.com, "Hartford teen faces sentencing in North End homicide," 5 Aug. 2019 The officers had been sent to disperse disorderly groups at fire hydrants during a three-day heat wave, and in both incidents left without arresting the assailants, who were egged on by bystanders. — Ashley Southall, New York Times, "Dousing of Officers Fans Debate on Police Restraint: âWe Donât Take That.â," 24 July 2019 And also toward his lady wife, an innocent bystander, Happy by name, happy by nature. — Salman Rushdie, The New Yorker, "The Little King," 22 July 2019 When people are on Twitter and stuff [and everyoneâs talking to one another], youâre no longer an innocent bystander. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Jesse Eisenberg on the âaspirational and also absurdâ manliness in his new movie," 12 July 2019 But the comments weren't caught on camera or overheard by bystanders. — Dakin Andone, CNN, "This group found thousands of offensive Facebook comments by police. Here's what you should know," 20 June 2019 Videos recorded by bystanders show officers yelling profanities at the couple and an officer pointing a gun at the car. — Bree Burkitt, azcentral, "Phoenix police release footage of family in dollar store preceding incident seen in viral video," 18 June 2019 Video shot by bystanders and aired by numerous news outlets shows Bartlett swearing and hurling racial insults at the group of black cyclists, while keeping the gun at his side. — Curt Anderson, The Seattle Times, "Miami prosecutor probing MLK traffic incident as hate crime," 22 Jan. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'bystander.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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