lookers-on

noun

plural of looker-on
as in spectators

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  1. spectators
  2. observers
  3. onlookers
  4. bystanders
Noun
  • For too long, conversations about Africa and aerospace have begun with what the continent supposedly lacks, while African women have been imagined as spectators or beneficiaries instead of astronauts and engineers.
    — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • Not surprisingly, thousands of spectators turned up in replica soccer jerseys for their team of choice.
    — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 19 July 2026
Definition of spectators
Noun
  • Industry observers view the DOE licensing agreement as an important milestone toward evaluating the commercial viability of the process.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
  • While the conflict has thus far been driven by advances in aerial drone technology, many observers predicted that the next major battlefield innovation would be the widespread employment of ground robots.
    — Vikram Mittal, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of observers
Noun
  • The beluga came from below and passed in one swooping motion, twisting to display its chest to onlookers.
    — Finnegan Belleau, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
  • Last month, the princess greeted onlookers ahead of her official arrival at Royal Ascot.
    — Hannah Malach, InStyle, 10 July 2026
Definition of onlookers
Noun
  • Multiple bystanders recorded the incident while calling for police to get Skinner medical attention.
    — CBS News Philadelphia Staff, CBS News, 14 July 2026
  • Two wounded bystanders, a 28-year-old man shot in the shin and a 22-year-old woman blasted in the right forearm, are expected to recover.
    — Nicholas Williams, New York Daily News, 12 July 2026
Definition of bystanders
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