lookers-on

noun

plural of looker-on
as in spectators

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  1. spectators
  2. observers
  3. onlookers
  4. bystanders
Noun
  • Searchlights swept the Southern sky, and flashbulbs popped as 18,000 spectators crowded Peachtree Street.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Cinequest suggests that much of the improvement comes from existing moviegoers attending more frequently, rather than from a substantial influx of new spectators.
    — Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of spectators
Noun
  • Hegseth has justified those removals in the vaguest of terms, which has convinced most observers that the real reason amounts to little more than because these officers followed the lawful orders of the previous administration.
    — Peter D. Feaver, Foreign Affairs, 5 Nov. 2026
  • At the peak of the Taurid meteor shower, observers in areas with little light pollution can typically expect to see a modest 10 to 15 meteors per hour, Thompson said.
    — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of observers
Noun
  • And Hailey Bieber certainly wasn't going to let the occasion pass without wowing onlookers in a runway-ready outfit.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Such slogans hinted at extortion, and onlookers were unimpressed.
    — Cal Revely-Calder, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of onlookers
Noun
  • No bystanders were injured in the shooting, according to police.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Following the crash, the four children were assisted off the school bus by bystanders at the scene, police said.
    — Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of bystanders
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“Lookers-on.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lookers-on. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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