"bystander" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪˌstænd.ə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bystander.wav [Southern-England] Forms: bystanders [plural]
Etymology: by- + stander Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|by|stander}} by- + stander Head templates: {{en-noun}} bystander (plural bystanders)
  1. A person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer, witness, or spectator. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: onlooker, bye-stander, by-stander [obsolete] Derived forms: bystander effect, innocent bystander Related terms: rubberneck, upstander Translations (a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator): مُتَفَرِّج (mutafarrij) [masculine] (Arabic), ဘေးလူ (bhe:lu) (Burmese), 旁觀者 (Chinese Mandarin), 旁观者 (pángguānzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), omstander [masculine] (Dutch), sivullinen (Finnish), sivustakatsoja (Finnish), passant [masculine] (French), badaud [masculine] (French), დამკვირვებელი (damḳvirvebeli) (Georgian), მოწმე (moc̣me) (Georgian), მაყურებელი (maq̇urebeli) (Georgian), Zuschauer [masculine] (German), Schaulustiger [masculine] (German), bámészkodó (Hungarian), nézelődő (Hungarian), astante [masculine] (Italian), convenuto [masculine] (Italian), ymbstandend [masculine] (Old English), ætstandend [masculine] (Old English), naoczny świadek [masculine] (Polish), espectador [masculine] (Portuguese), свиде́тель (svidételʹ) (english: witness) [masculine] (Russian), наблюда́тель (nabljudátelʹ) (english: observer) [masculine] (Russian), очеви́дец (očevídec) [masculine] (Russian), mirón [masculine] (Spanish), mirona [feminine] (Spanish), transeúnte [feminine, masculine] (Spanish), espectador [masculine] (Spanish), curioso [masculine] (Spanish), cotilla (Spanish), åskådare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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      "sense": "a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "очеви́дец"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mirón"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "mirona"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "transeúnte"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "espectador"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "curioso"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator",
      "word": "cotilla"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "åskådare"
    }
  ],
  "word": "bystander"
}

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