bystander

English

Alternative forms

• bye-stander, by-stander (obsolete)

Etymology

From by- +‎ stander.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪˌstænd.ə(ɹ)/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

bystander (plural bystanders)

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

   Synonym: onlooker

Derived terms

• bystander effect
• bystanderish
• bystandership
• innocent bystander

 

Translations

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

• Arabic: مُتَفَرِّج m (mutafarrij)
• Burmese: ဘေးလူ (my) (bhe:lu)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 旁觀者／旁观者 (zh) (pángguānzhě)

• Dutch: omstander (nl) m
• Finnish: sivullinen (fi), sivustakatsoja (fi)
• French: passant (fr) m, badaud (fr) m
• Georgian: დამკვირვებელი (damḳvirvebeli), მოწმე (moc̣me), მაყურებელი (maq̇urebeli)
• German: Zuschauer (de) m, Schaulustiger (de) m
• Hungarian: bámészkodó (hu), nézelődő (hu)
• Italian: astante (it) m, convenuto (it) m
• Old English: ymbstandend m, ætstandend m
• Polish: naoczny świadek m
• Portuguese: espectador (pt) m
• Russian: свиде́тель (ru) m (svidételʹ) (witness), наблюда́тель (ru) m (nabljudátelʹ) (observer), очеви́дец (ru) m (očevídec)
• Spanish: mirón (es) m, mirona (es) f, transeúnte (es) m or f, espectador (es) m, curioso (es) m, cotilla (es)
• Swedish: åskådare (sv) c

See also

• rubberneck
• upstander

Anagrams

• stander by, stander-by