This onlooker almost got in the way of the fire truck.
Source: tatoeba (6817115)
Onlooker
//ˈɒnˌlʊk.ə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "onlooker" (43 found)
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Closest matches (9)
Strong matches (13)
Related words (21)
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Translations
25 translations across 20 languages.
Arabic
1 entries- متفرج noun (spectator, bystander)
Dutch
1 entries- toeschouwer noun (spectator, bystander)
Estonian
1 entries- pealtvaataja noun (spectator, bystander)
Finnish
1 entries- sivustakatsoja noun (spectator, bystander)
French
2 entries- observateur noun (spectator, bystander)
- spectateur noun (spectator, bystander)
German
1 entries- Zuschauer noun (spectator, bystander)
Hebrew
1 entries- צופה noun (spectator, bystander)
Indonesian
1 entries- penonton noun (spectator, bystander)
Italian
2 entries- osservatore noun (spectator, bystander)
- spettatore noun (spectator, bystander)
Malay
1 entries- penonton noun (spectator, bystander)
Māori
2 entries- kaimātakitaki noun (spectator, bystander)
- kaititiro noun (spectator, bystander)
Persian
1 entries- تماشاگر noun (spectator, bystander)
Polish
2 entries- obserwator noun (spectator, bystander)
- widz noun (spectator, bystander)
Portuguese
1 entries- espectador noun (spectator, bystander)
Romanian
2 entries- privitor noun (spectator, bystander)
- spectator noun (spectator, bystander)
Russian
1 entries- зритель noun (spectator, bystander)
Slovak
1 entries- prizerajúci (sa) noun (spectator, bystander)
Spanish
1 entries- espectador noun (spectator, bystander)
Swedish
1 entries- åskådare noun (spectator, bystander)
Turkish
1 entries- seyirci noun (spectator, bystander)
Sample sentences
7 total sentences available.
Hanging on the wall was a picture of Mary, forefinger raised in threat, appearing as though she were reading the onlooker the riot act. The epigraph mounted beneath read: "I'm in charge here!"
Source: tatoeba (8826901)
"Were you at Mary's wedding?" "Yeah, as an onlooker."
Source: tatoeba (11582229)
I wasn’t involved in the fight; I was only an onlooker.
Source: wiktionary
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