looker-on

noun

Definition of looker-onnext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for looker-on
  1. observer
  2. spectator
  3. onlooker
  4. bystander
Noun
  • Instead, voters exercised their rights on what many voting observers considered to be a fairly normal Election Day.
    — Miles Parks, NPR, 4 Nov. 2026
  • In most other shots, the DS9ers became background observers in existing scenes.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of observer
Noun
  • What was once a relatively straightforward athletic competition has become a large-scale production, with elaborate start areas, entertainment, spectator experiences and increasingly demanding safety requirements.
    — Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Doncic also was involved in a situation that led to a spectator being removed from his seat near the baseline.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of spectator
Noun
  • Such slogans hinted at extortion, and onlookers were unimpressed.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • In the Tuscan port of Marina di Carrara, the six-deck, 465-foot superyacht Scheherazade is docked behind high walls to keep it both safe and hidden from curious onlookers.
    — Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of onlooker
Noun
  • In the video, bystanders can be heard telling agents to let the detainee go.
    — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The bystander video contradicted that claim, and the government refiled the misdemeanor assault charge she is now convicted of.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of bystander

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