[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

1. a person who is going past somebody/something by chance, especially when something unexpected happens
   • ● Police asked passers-by if they had seen the accident.
   Synonyms witnesswitness

   • observer
   • onlooker
   • passer-by
   • bystander
   • eyewitness

   These are all words for a person who sees something happen.

   • witness a person who sees something happen and is able to describe it to other people; a person who gives evidence in a court of law:
     • ● Police have appealed for witnesses to the accident.
   • observer a person who sees something happen:
     • ● According to observers, the plane exploded shortly after take-off.
   • onlooker a person who watches something that is happening but is not involved in it:
     • ● A crowd of onlookers gathered at the scene of the crash.
   • passer-by a person who is going past somebody/something by chance, especially when something unexpected happens:
     • ● Police asked passers-by if they had witnessed the accident.
   • bystander a person who is near and can see what is happening when something such as an accident or fight takes place:
     • ● Three innocent bystanders were killed in the crossfire.
   • eyewitness a person who has seen a crime or accident and can describe it afterwards.

   Patterns

   • a witness/an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander/an eyewitness sees something
   • an observer/an onlooker/a passer-by/a bystander witnesses something

[TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲