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bystander noun [ ˈbʌɪstandə ]

• a person who is present at an event or incident but does not take part.
• "water cannons were turned on marchers and innocent bystanders alike"
Similar: onlooker, passer-by, non-participant, observer, spectator, eyewitness, witness, looker-on, sightseer, watcher, viewer, gaper, gawper, rubberneck, beholder,
Opposite: participant,


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