lookers-on

noun

plural of looker-on
as in spectators

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  1. spectators
  2. observers
  3. onlookers
  4. bystanders
Noun
  • Each year, thousands of spectators ooh and aah at a drone show sponsored by TSMC.
    — Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The atmosphere was electric as thousands of excited spectators watched daylight disappear.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of spectators
Noun
  • More sympathetic observers on the right think Fuentes’s disinterested approach to electoral politics is a deliberate choice.
    — Nathan Taylor Pemberton, Vanity Fair, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The political hardball and outside money have left some observers weary.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of observers
Noun
  • Dozens of other workers on both banks pulled ropes to drag the structure forward, as hundreds of onlookers lined the canal to watch the highly unusual rescue effort.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • Officers remained at the scene to de-escalate the situation and direct a crowd of onlookers away from the area, police said.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 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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