LOOKER-ON Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

looker-on

noun

Definition of looker-on

as in observer

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Recent Examples of looker-on Shortly after the Paris Couture Week show, beauty fanatics and experts quickly began to dissect McGrath’s brilliant makeup artistry, earning high praise from notable lookers-on. — Claire Sullivan, WWD, 23 Jan. 2025

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Noun

Those two changes mean an observer could actually see three apparent images of the spacecraft at certain moments.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 16 Sep. 2026
Market observers interviewed noted that current futures prices continue to significantly understate the actual supply risks in physical crude markets.

— , CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of observer

Noun

The Bruins averaged 7,036 spectators for their home contests, among the lowest in the Big Ten.

— Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
The release also predicted a total of 80,000 spectators to attend the multi-day event, with additional programming planned for the Charlotte Convention Center.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of spectator

Noun

The sleek, gold-colored coupé impressed with a futuristic design, but baffled onlookers with its cramped two-seat interior, lack of a charging port, and a dubious, far-too-good-to-be-true $30,000 price tag.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026
In 1935, Rubin Stacy, a Black farmworker, was lynched as a horde of white onlookers stood by.

— Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of onlooker

Noun

The incident came to light after a bystander posted a video of the confrontation to Instagram.

— Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Local authorities said the 44-year-old woman suffered several broken bones in Monday morning's crash in Prospect Park but survived after roughly six bystanders joined officers to lift the vehicle and pull her to safety, FOX 29 reported.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026

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