onlooker C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈɒnˌlʊk.ə(ɹ)/ UK /ˈɒnˌlʊkə/ See IPA manual Freq #71786 Meanings 1 noun a person who watches an event without taking part Curious onlookers gathered outside the station. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a person who watches an... bystanderspectatorobserver More looker-on ↔ Opposites participant Word family Derived forms onlookers Related forms look onwatcher Etymology From on plus look plus -er, probably influenced by the phrase look on. The word marks a watching role: present and attentive, but not directly involved. Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # onlooker **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈɒnˌlʊk.ə(ɹ)/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɒnˌlʊkə/ **Frequency rank:** 71786 ## Meanings 1. a person who watches an event without taking part ## Examples - Curious onlookers gathered outside the station. ## Synonyms - bystander - spectator - observer - looker-on ## Antonyms - participant ## Derived Forms - onlookers ## Related Forms - look on - watcher ## Etymology From on plus look plus -er, probably influenced by the phrase look on. The word marks a watching role: present and attentive, but not directly involved. ## Topics - People & Society markdown