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
  • Impact response Also on the moon impact watch were observers using Lowell Observatory equipment in Arizona.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Even so, the difference will be subtle, with photographers and observers likely to witness a moon that looks remarkably close to totality.
    — Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of observer
Noun
  • Roughly 30 spectators, many of them Antioch members, observed Friday's hearing.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Aug. 2026
  • To that end, the judge stressed testimony by tennis legend John McEnroe, who attended the game as a spectator; he was seated a few rows from Oakley and a couple of seats away from MSG chairman James Dolan.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of spectator
Noun
  • During search operations, hundreds of onlookers and volunteers must be kept quiet enough in the middle of a bustling city to listen for the faintest sign of life.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Wrapped in a blue blanket, the young woman was carried to a waiting ambulance as firefighters embraced and onlookers erupted in cheers.
    — Astrid Suarez, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of onlooker
Noun
  • In those exceptions, officers had weigh risks to the safety of other motorists or bystanders.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In both incidents, innocent bystanders put their own lives at risk trying to help.
    — Logan Smith, CBS News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of bystander

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“Looker-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/looker-on. Accessed 19 Aug. 2026.

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