Definitions for: Bystander

[n] a nonparticipant spectator

Webster (1913) Definition: By"stand`er, n. [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.

See Also: looker, spectator, viewer, watcher, witness