onlooker
pronunciation
How to pronounce onlooker in British English:
UK [ˈɒnlʊkə(r)]
How to pronounce onlooker in American English:
US [ˈɑnlʊkə(r)]
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- Noun:
- someone who looks on
Word Origin
- onlooker (n.)
- c. 1600, from on + agent noun from look (v.).
Example
- 1. Nothing says romance like an uninvited onlooker in a leopard print sarong .
- 2. Tonight , it 's just me and my hand and possibly a pleased onlooker .
- 3. One onlooker observed , " this year has more energy than other years . "
- 4. ' The current government is relatively weak , ' said a 23-year-old onlooker as he watched protesters near the japanese embassy in beijing .
- 5. You will be fooled by a trick if it involves more time , money and practice than you ( or any other sane onlooker ) would be willing to invest .