Synonyms:
onlooker, looker-on
Meaning: someone who looks on
Usage examples
When an onlooker says 'Don't revile,' we are too ready to set down that expression of civility as at least the first beginning of true religion.
But even for an onlooker in a neutral country, the significance of every move made, of every advance here and retreat there, lies in what it portends. To think upon the news as it comes to us is to attempt to see what is indicated as probable or possible regarding an outcome.