bystander

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• /ˈbaɪˌstænd.ə(ɹ)/
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• CMU ARPABET: B AY1 S T AE2 N D ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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From by- + stander. Compare passerby.

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Arabic: مُتَفَرِّج (mutafarrij) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Burmese: ဘေးလူ (bhe:lu) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Chinese Mandarin: 旁觀者 /旁观者 (pángguānzhě) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Dutch: omstander — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Finnish: sivullinen — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Finnish: sivustakatsoja — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• French: passant — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• French: badaud — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Georgian: დამკვირვებელი (damḳvirvebeli) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Georgian: მოწმე (moc̣me) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Georgian: მაყურებელი (maq̇urebeli) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• German: Zuschauer — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• German: Schaulustiger — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Hungarian: bámészkodó — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Hungarian: nézelődő — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Italian: astante — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Italian: convenuto — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Old English: ymbstandend — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Old English: ætstandend — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Polish: naoczny świadek — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Portuguese: espectador — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Russian: свиде́тель (svidételʹ) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Russian: наблюда́тель (nabljudátelʹ) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Russian: очеви́дец (očevídec) — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Spanish: curioso — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator
• Swedish: åskådare — a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator