Bystander Definition

bīstăndər
bystanders
noun
A person who is present at an event without participating in it.
American Heritage
A person who stands near but does not participate; mere onlooker.
Webster's New World

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

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Noun

Singular:
bystander
Plural:
bystanders

Origin of Bystander

Bystander Sentence Examples

  • These symptoms may be more obvious to the bystander.

  • He asks a bystander, " Is that Mary Shelley?

  • They might have considered her an innocent bystander in her relationship with Allen, but being on the sideline again would, at minimum, make them suspicious.

  • Meanwhile, Sawyer is an amused but highly interested bystander when tension escalates between Jack, Locke, Kate and Ana Lucia.

  • Rob described a novel radiotherapeutic approach utilizing gene transfection strategies to treat prostate cancer with a bystander effect.

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