bystanders

noun

Definition of bystandersnext
plural of bystander
as in spectators
someone who sees or watches something bystanders rushed to help the victim of the mugging

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  1. spectators
  2. observers
  3. viewers
Noun
  • Sports such as blind football, para cycling, and wheelchair tennis were popular events for international fans and spectators.
    Mark LaSota, Ph.D., Forbes, 20 Oct. 2024
  • Video shows the parachutists, many of them carrying large flags, circling down towards a group of spectators at the Marina Green.
    Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 19 Oct. 2024
Definition of spectators
Noun
  • Optimal viewing locations include cruise ships in the fjords of Greenland, the west coast of Iceland, the plains of Spain north of Madrid, and the west coast of Majorca, where observers will see a dramatic totality just prior to sunset.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • Other observers are less confident.
    Charlie Campbell, TIME, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of observers
Noun
  • Among all programming, Sunday Night Football dominated Premiere Week with 20 million viewers (in Live+Same Day).
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
  • In entertainment programing only, NBC had six of the Top 10 shows in total viewers.
    Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of viewers
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