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onlooker

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someone who sees or watches something
  • several onlookers gave chase after the thief grabbed the woman's purse

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“Onlooker.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/onlooker. Accessed 24 Oct. 2020.

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