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Webster 1913 Edition
Bystander
By′standˊer
,Noun.
[
By
+ stander
, equiv. to stander-by
; cf. AS. big-standan
to stand by or near.] One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.
He addressed the
bystanders
and scattered pamphlets among them. Palfrey.
Syn. – Looker on; spectator; beholder; observer.