onlooker | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of onlooker – Learner’s Dictionary

onlooker
noun [ C ]
uk
/ˈɒnˌlʊkər/ us
someone who watches something happening without becoming involved in it:
a crowd of onlookers

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in Chinese (Traditional)
旁觀者，圍觀者…
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旁观者，围观者…
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espectador\espectadora, espectador/ora [masculine-feminine, singular]…
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espectador, -ora, espectador/-ra [masculine-feminine]…
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seyirci, seyreden, temaşacı…
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badaud/-aude [masculine-feminine], spectateur/-trice…
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見物人（けんぶつにん）…
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toeschouwer…
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divák…
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tilskuer…
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penonton…
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ผู้เห็นเหตุการณ์…
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người xem…
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obserwator, widz, gap…
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orang yg melihat…
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der Zuschauer / die Zuschauerin…
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tilskuer [masculine], skuelysten [masculine], tilskuer…
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глядач, свідок…
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наблюдатель, зритель…
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