Definitions for bystander

bystander by·stand·er

Spelling: [bahy-stan-der]
IPA: /ˈbaɪˌstæn dər/

Bystander is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 16 points.

You can make 695 anagrams from letters in bystander (abdenrsty).

Definitions for bystander

noun

  1. a person present but not involved; chance spectator; onlooker.

Origin of bystander

First recorded in 1610-20; by- + stand + -er1

Examples for bystander

A video of the confrontation shot by a bystander shows Garner surrounded by a group of police officers.

"He wouldn't thank you, sir, for interfering," remarked a bystander.

"They are talking of sending her to the Refuge," answered a bystander.

Video of the horrific episode was captured by a bystander, Ramsey Orta, who then sold it to the New York Daily News.

According to police, Frias got into a disagreement with a bystander at the scene.

One bystander said he was told to tell the media that they were from al Qaeda in Yemen, or al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula.

Wahlberg fled from the scene and approached a bystander, Hoa Trinh, also Vietnamese.

Wilson watched him as curiously as though he had been merely a bystander.

"It must have been a house of accommodation then for man and beast," replied a bystander.

A bystander interfered, and declared in favour of the strangers.

Word Value for bystander
Scrable

15

Words with friends

16

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