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Definition of Bystander
1. Noun. A nonparticipant spectator.
Definition of Bystander
1. n. One who stands near; a spectator; one who has no concern with the business transacting.
Definition of Bystander
1. Noun. a person who, although present at some event, does not take part in it; an observer or spectator ¹
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Definition of Bystander
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Medical Definition of Bystander
1. 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) Synonym: Looker on, spectator, beholder, observer. Origin: By + stander, equiv. To stander-by; cf. AS. Big-standan to stand by or near. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bystander
Literary usage of Bystander
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Evangelistic Note by William James Dawson (1905)
"MY subject this morning is: " Our Duty to the bystander," and my text will be
found in John xi. 42:" But because of the people which stand by I said it, ..."
2. The New York Times Current History (1917)
"... bystander, London. The Ghosts of Submarine Officers (to Admiral von Tirpitz) : "Our
lives we gave; but you have taken our honor, too! ..."
3. Report of the Joint Committee on Reconstruction, at the First Session by William Pitt Fessenden, Thaddeus Stevens (1866)
"Did yon ever hear that expression rebuked by any bystander Î Question. In what
sections of the country did you mainly find these persons express themselves ..."
4. Common Sense in the Household: A Manual of Practical Housewifery by Marion Harland (1874)
"interpolated a disgusted bystander, anticipating her deliberate utterance. "
No, my dear," drawled the placid Frau, " to ripen. ..."
5. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1847)
"Indeed, to take the most favourable aspect of the case—though Exeter Hall could
hardly present a religious aspect to a sensible bystander, who looks at it ..."
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