onlooker

noun/ˈɑnˌlʊkər/

Frequency rank: #19,481 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who watches something happening without taking part in it.

Illustration for the English word “onlooker”

Example sentence

Each onlooker gathered near the scene to watch the firefighters work.

Synonyms & related words

More words in ranks 19,401–19,500